The Ruling on the Prostration for Forgetfulness for the One Who Joins Late and Misses Some Units of Prayer
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If a follower joins the prayer after missing some units of prayer, and the imam makes a mistake in his prayer, then the imam prostrates for forgetfulness after the closing salam, but this follower, immediately after the salam, stands up to make up the missed units?The Shaykh: Well, in any case, we say: If the one who joins late enters with the imam and the imam has a mistake, if the imam prostrates before the salam, he will necessarily follow him. If the imam prostrates after the salam, he does not follow him; he stands up to make up what he missed. So, when he finishes his prayer, if he had caught up with the imam during the mistake, it is obligatory for him to prostrate for forgetfulness after the salam. And if the imam made the mistake before this one who joined late entered with him, there is no prostration for him.
An example of that is: The imam bowed twice in the first unit of prayer by mistake, so he added a bowing to the prayer. This follower who joined late entered with him in the second unit. When the imam said the salam, he prostrated after the salam; because he added, and the prostration for an addition is after the salam. The one who joined late now has one unit remaining,We say to the one who joined late: stand up and complete the unit, and do not prostrate for forgetfulness; because he did not catch up with the imam's mistake, as he entered with him afterwards.
Another example: A follower entered with the imam in the second unit, and the imam made a mistake and bowed twice, then prostrated after the salam. The one who joined late here stands up when the imam says the salam from the prayer, completes the unit, says the salam, and prostrates for forgetfulness after the salam; because he caught up with the imam's mistake.
An example of that is: The imam bowed twice in the first unit of prayer by mistake, so he added a bowing to the prayer. This follower who joined late entered with him in the second unit. When the imam said the salam, he prostrated after the salam; because he added, and the prostration for an addition is after the salam. The one who joined late now has one unit remaining,We say to the one who joined late: stand up and complete the unit, and do not prostrate for forgetfulness; because he did not catch up with the imam's mistake, as he entered with him afterwards.
Another example: A follower entered with the imam in the second unit, and the imam made a mistake and bowed twice, then prostrated after the salam. The one who joined late here stands up when the imam says the salam from the prayer, completes the unit, says the salam, and prostrates for forgetfulness after the salam; because he caught up with the imam's mistake.