If the latecomer catches up with the imam for one rak'ah and the imam recites the tashahhud, does the latecomer recite the tashahhud even though it is not in its proper place for him?
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The questioner : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Your Eminence, if a person enters the mosque and the imam has already prayed one rak'ah, and the imam recites the tashahhud, while the follower is not in the place of the tashahhud, what should the follower do?
The Shaykh : The follower follows his imam and sits with him for the tashahhud, even if it is not in the proper place for the follower. He recites the entire tashahhud until his imam says the taslim, then he stands up to complete his prayer.
The questioner : But he recited the tashahhud in a place that is not its proper place, so it became not in its proper place?
The Shaykh : Yes, it is not in its proper place with regard to the follower's prayer, but with regard to the imam's prayer, it is in its proper place. The follower is commanded to follow his imam.
Your Eminence, if a person enters the mosque and the imam has already prayed one rak'ah, and the imam recites the tashahhud, while the follower is not in the place of the tashahhud, what should the follower do?
The Shaykh : The follower follows his imam and sits with him for the tashahhud, even if it is not in the proper place for the follower. He recites the entire tashahhud until his imam says the taslim, then he stands up to complete his prayer.
The questioner : But he recited the tashahhud in a place that is not its proper place, so it became not in its proper place?
The Shaykh : Yes, it is not in its proper place with regard to the follower's prayer, but with regard to the imam's prayer, it is in its proper place. The follower is commanded to follow his imam.