What is the ruling on a follower lagging behind his imam by a pillar in the prayer?
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The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : May Allah reward you, O Shaykh. What is the ruling for a follower who lags behind his imam by a pillar, meaning, for example, the imam bowed and prostrated, and when the imam stood up, the follower prostrated?
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : In the rest of the prayer.
The Shaykh : The scholars say, may Allah bless you, that if one intentionally lags behind until the imam prostrates and stands up, his prayer is invalid, because his imam preceded him by a complete pillar. However, if he did not intend to, such as if he was distracted or did not hear the imam's voice, then he performs the pillar he missed and follows the imam. Do you understand? Accordingly, if the imam stands up from prostration to standing while the follower is distracted, we say: prostrate, prostrate, and follow the imam.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Ah?
The questioner : ... left an obligatory act ...
The Shaykh : No, he is not required to claim that, meaning, for example, if he prostrated with the imam and followed him, but he forgot to say "Subhan Rabbi al-A'la" (Glory be to my Lord, the Most High) in prostration, we say, may Allah bless you, in this case, it is obligatory for you to perform the prostration for forgetfulness, unless you entered the prayer with the imam from the beginning, in which case the imam covers the prostration for you, and you do not prostrate.
The questioner : May Allah preserve you, O Shaykh. What are the factors that help in memorizing the Qur'an?
The questioner : May Allah reward you, O Shaykh. What is the ruling for a follower who lags behind his imam by a pillar, meaning, for example, the imam bowed and prostrated, and when the imam stood up, the follower prostrated?
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : In the rest of the prayer.
The Shaykh : The scholars say, may Allah bless you, that if one intentionally lags behind until the imam prostrates and stands up, his prayer is invalid, because his imam preceded him by a complete pillar. However, if he did not intend to, such as if he was distracted or did not hear the imam's voice, then he performs the pillar he missed and follows the imam. Do you understand? Accordingly, if the imam stands up from prostration to standing while the follower is distracted, we say: prostrate, prostrate, and follow the imam.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Ah?
The questioner : ... left an obligatory act ...
The Shaykh : No, he is not required to claim that, meaning, for example, if he prostrated with the imam and followed him, but he forgot to say "Subhan Rabbi al-A'la" (Glory be to my Lord, the Most High) in prostration, we say, may Allah bless you, in this case, it is obligatory for you to perform the prostration for forgetfulness, unless you entered the prayer with the imam from the beginning, in which case the imam covers the prostration for you, and you do not prostrate.
The questioner : May Allah preserve you, O Shaykh. What are the factors that help in memorizing the Qur'an?