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If the imam adds a fifth rak'ah by mistake, does the one who joined late count it?

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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. The questioner says: If a person joined the prayer late, missing one rak'ah, for example in the 'Asr prayer, and he entered with the imam and prayed with him, but the imam forgot and added a rak'ah, so the latecomer had four and the imam had five.

Answer:
No, the extra rak'ah is not counted. He stands up and completes his rak'ah, and the extra one is not counted because it is not part of the prayer. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/2266] إذا زاد الإمام ركعة خامسة ناسيا، هل يعتد بها المسبوق؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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