Ruling on catching the final tashahhud on Friday
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Your Eminence! What should the ma'mum do on Friday if he arrives at the prayer while the imam is in the final tashahhud? Does he make up four rak'ahs, or does he pray two?
If a person arrives while the imam is in the final tashahhud on Friday, he has missed the Jumu'ah prayer. He should join the imam and pray the Zuhr prayer.By the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): (Whoever catches one rak'ah of the prayer has caught the prayer). The implication of this is that whoever catches less than that has not caught the prayer. It was narrated from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said: (Whoever catches one rak'ah of the Jumu'ah, let him add another to it). That is, he has caught the Jumu'ah prayer if he stands and performs the second rak'ah.
If a person arrives while the imam is in the final tashahhud on Friday, he has missed the Jumu'ah prayer. He should join the imam and pray the Zuhr prayer.By the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): (Whoever catches one rak'ah of the prayer has caught the prayer). The implication of this is that whoever catches less than that has not caught the prayer. It was narrated from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said: (Whoever catches one rak'ah of the Jumu'ah, let him add another to it). That is, he has caught the Jumu'ah prayer if he stands and performs the second rak'ah.