A man missed al-Fatihah with the imam in the first rak'ah; is he considered to have caught the rak'ah or not?
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The questioner : A man attended the 'Isha' prayer with the imam and missed reciting Surat al-Fatihah in the first rak'ah. Did he catch the rak'ah or not? May you be rewarded.
The Shaykh : If a person comes to the prayer and finds the imam bowing, he must say the takbir of ihram while standing, then say the takbir for bowing and bow. This rak'ah of his is complete, whether he recited al-Fatihah in it or not. The evidence for this is the hadith of Abu Bakrah (may Allah be pleased with him), who entered while the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was bowing, so he bowed before reaching the row and hurried, then entered the row. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) finished the prayer, he asked, "Who did this?" Abu Bakrah said, "I did, O Messenger of Allah." He said:Sunan Abi Dawud 683Sahih (Al-Albani) The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not order him to repeat the rak'ah in which he caught the bowing with the imam.
On this occasion, I would like to say: It is obligatory for one who catches the imam while he is bowing to say the takbir of ihram while standing upright and straight, then say the takbir a second time for bowing. If he wishes, he may not say the takbir for bowing. If he catches the imam in the bowing and is certain that he caught him before he rose from the bowing, then he has caught the rak'ah. If he is certain that the imam rose before he caught him in the bowing, then he has missed the rak'ah. If he is unsure whether he caught the imam in the bowing or not, then if he is inclined to believe that he caught him, he has caught it; if he is inclined to believe that he did not catch him, he has not caught it; and if he is undecided without any inclination, he has not caught it. In these three cases, he must perform sujud al-sahw.
The questioner : He must perform sujud al-sahw. May Allah bless you. This is a listener to the program, the listener who symbolized his name with A 'A 'A, who says.
The Shaykh : If a person comes to the prayer and finds the imam bowing, he must say the takbir of ihram while standing, then say the takbir for bowing and bow. This rak'ah of his is complete, whether he recited al-Fatihah in it or not. The evidence for this is the hadith of Abu Bakrah (may Allah be pleased with him), who entered while the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was bowing, so he bowed before reaching the row and hurried, then entered the row. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) finished the prayer, he asked, "Who did this?" Abu Bakrah said, "I did, O Messenger of Allah." He said:
May Allah increase your eagerness! But do not do it again.
زادك الله حرصاً ولا تعدOn this occasion, I would like to say: It is obligatory for one who catches the imam while he is bowing to say the takbir of ihram while standing upright and straight, then say the takbir a second time for bowing. If he wishes, he may not say the takbir for bowing. If he catches the imam in the bowing and is certain that he caught him before he rose from the bowing, then he has caught the rak'ah. If he is certain that the imam rose before he caught him in the bowing, then he has missed the rak'ah. If he is unsure whether he caught the imam in the bowing or not, then if he is inclined to believe that he caught him, he has caught it; if he is inclined to believe that he did not catch him, he has not caught it; and if he is undecided without any inclination, he has not caught it. In these three cases, he must perform sujud al-sahw.
The questioner : He must perform sujud al-sahw. May Allah bless you. This is a listener to the program, the listener who symbolized his name with A 'A 'A, who says.