The ruling on one who does not complete his prayer behind his imam when the imam prostrates for forgetfulness
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A man prayed, and he missed a unit from the four-unit prayer. When he stood up to make up the missed unit, the imam prostrated for forgetfulness, or he and the followers spoke. This man, who had missed a unit, had stood up to perform the unit, so the imam prostrated. What should he do? Should he return?
I give you a rule: If the imam’s prostration is after the closing salam, then stand up as soon as he says the salam, and do not prostrate with him; because his prayer is complete, and you cannot follow him in it; because if you followed him, you would have to say the salam, and you cannot say the salam before the prayer is finished. So, stand up and complete your prayer. Then, if the imam’s forgetfulness for which he prostrated occurred before you joined him, you owe nothing. But if the imam’s forgetfulness occurred after you joined him, then when you finish your prayer and say the salam, prostrate two prostrations.
Take this rule, and apply it to any issue that comes to you.
I give you a rule: If the imam’s prostration is after the closing salam, then stand up as soon as he says the salam, and do not prostrate with him; because his prayer is complete, and you cannot follow him in it; because if you followed him, you would have to say the salam, and you cannot say the salam before the prayer is finished. So, stand up and complete your prayer. Then, if the imam’s forgetfulness for which he prostrated occurred before you joined him, you owe nothing. But if the imam’s forgetfulness occurred after you joined him, then when you finish your prayer and say the salam, prostrate two prostrations.
Take this rule, and apply it to any issue that comes to you.