If you enter the mosque and find the imam in the final tashahhud, what should you do? And do you get the reward of the congregation?
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The questioner : Peace be upon you. If you enter the mosque and the imam is in the final tashahhud, what should you do?
The Shaykh : If you enter the mosque and the imam is in the final tashahhud, enter with him. Say the takbir of ihram while standing, then sit down. When he says the taslim, you complete what remains for you.
The questioner : Do you consider that you caught up with the congregation?
The Shaykh : The correct view is that you did not catch up with it, but you are rewarded for your intention and for your presence in the mosque. Yes.
The Shaykh : If you enter the mosque and the imam is in the final tashahhud, enter with him. Say the takbir of ihram while standing, then sit down. When he says the taslim, you complete what remains for you.
The questioner : Do you consider that you caught up with the congregation?
The Shaykh : The correct view is that you did not catch up with it, but you are rewarded for your intention and for your presence in the mosque. Yes.