If a traveler catches up with a resident imam in the final tashahhud, does he shorten the prayer or complete it?
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The questioner : Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace.
The questioner : If a traveler joins a four-rak'ah prayer and the imam is a resident, and he is in the final sitting for the tashahhud, does he complete the four-rak'ah prayer, or does he pray two rak'ahs based on the hadith of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding whoever catches up?
The Shaykh : One rak'ah of the prayer.
The questioner : One rak'ah of the prayer with the imam, then he has caught up with the prayer.
The Shaykh : No, not what is with the imam.
The questioner :Muwatta Malik 1:15 ؟
The Shaykh : First: I heard that you, my brother, said the salam when you asked, and this is not from the Sunnah, because the Companions would ask the Messenger in the gathering without saying the salam when asking, but whoever came forward would say the salam, do you understand? Most people now, as you mentioned, if they want to ask, they say the salam, and this is not prescribed.
As for a traveler who catches up with a resident imam in the final tashahhud, we say: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih al-Bukhari 635 So here he caught up with the final tashahhud. We say: He prayed the final tashahhud with the imam, and how much did he miss? He missed four rak'ahs, so he completes four rak'ahs. As for the hadith you referred to: Muwatta Malik 1:15 This is regarding catching up with the congregation, not regarding a person making up what he missed, and there is a difference between the two. So the generality of the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him): Sahih al-Bukhari 635
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace.
The questioner : If a traveler joins a four-rak'ah prayer and the imam is a resident, and he is in the final sitting for the tashahhud, does he complete the four-rak'ah prayer, or does he pray two rak'ahs based on the hadith of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding whoever catches up?
The Shaykh : One rak'ah of the prayer.
The questioner : One rak'ah of the prayer with the imam, then he has caught up with the prayer.
The Shaykh : No, not what is with the imam.
The questioner :
Whoever catches a raka of the prayer has caught the prayer.
من أدرك ركعة من الصلاة فقد أدرك الصلاةThe Shaykh : First: I heard that you, my brother, said the salam when you asked, and this is not from the Sunnah, because the Companions would ask the Messenger in the gathering without saying the salam when asking, but whoever came forward would say the salam, do you understand? Most people now, as you mentioned, if they want to ask, they say the salam, and this is not prescribed.
As for a traveler who catches up with a resident imam in the final tashahhud, we say: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: