If the one who joins the Friday prayer late catches the imam in the tashahhud, does he pray Zuhr?
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The questioner : Your Eminence, a man who is traveling caught up with the Friday prayer while he was on the road. He stopped and entered the mosque, and he caught the imam in the final tashahhud. Does he pray four rak'ahs following the imam, or does he pray two rak'ahs?
The Shaykh : The imam did not pray it.
The questioner : No, the imam, because he is a resident.
The Shaykh : But he prayed the Friday prayer as two rak'ahs.
The questioner : Yes, but if he were a resident, he would have prayed four rak'ahs.
The Shaykh : If he were a resident now, he is not a resident. So he prays only two rak'ahs, because when the Friday prayer was missed by him, his obligation became Zuhr, and Zuhr in his case is two shortened rak'ahs. Yes.
The Shaykh : The imam did not pray it.
The questioner : No, the imam, because he is a resident.
The Shaykh : But he prayed the Friday prayer as two rak'ahs.
The questioner : Yes, but if he were a resident, he would have prayed four rak'ahs.
The Shaykh : If he were a resident now, he is not a resident. So he prays only two rak'ahs, because when the Friday prayer was missed by him, his obligation became Zuhr, and Zuhr in his case is two shortened rak'ahs. Yes.