If the one who joins the prayer late catches up with the imam in the last rak'ah after the bowing, does he join him or wait for another congregation?

The questioner : May Allah reward you, O honorable Shaykh. If someone enters the mosque and the congregation is in the last rak'ah, and the prayer ends in that last rak'ah, does he join them or wait until the prayer ends and another congregation comes?

The Shaykh : You said in the last rak'ah.

The questioner : After the bowing.

The Shaykh : After the bowing. Well, then we say: if you hope that someone will arrive, wait, or if you have someone with you, wait until the imam says the closing salam, then pray. If you do not hope for anyone to arrive, join the imam, because catching up with part of the prayer is better than missing it. Yes.