Missing the First Bowing in the Eclipse Prayer
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Question: If a follower misses the first bowing of the first unit in the eclipse prayer and is only able to perform the second bowing and the four prostrations, is it obligatory for him to make up the prayer? And what is the manner of doing so?
Answer: The second bowing in the eclipse prayer is a recommended practice, and it does not count as catching up with the unit. If you arrive while the imam is praying the eclipse prayer and he is in the second bowing of the first unit or the second unit, this second bowing is not counted, and you do not catch up with the unit through it. However, you join the imam in it to obtain the virtue. When the imam concludes the prayer, you stand up and perform what you missed in its proper form: you perform a complete unit with two bowings and two prostrations.
Answer: The second bowing in the eclipse prayer is a recommended practice, and it does not count as catching up with the unit. If you arrive while the imam is praying the eclipse prayer and he is in the second bowing of the first unit or the second unit, this second bowing is not counted, and you do not catch up with the unit through it. However, you join the imam in it to obtain the virtue. When the imam concludes the prayer, you stand up and perform what you missed in its proper form: you perform a complete unit with two bowings and two prostrations.