What does the one who joins the prayer late do if he catches the imam in the final tashahhud?
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The questioner : Peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah and His blessings:
Your Eminence, the question says: A ma'mum entered the Maghrib prayer or one of the four-rak'ah prayers in the last rak'ah with the imam. The question is, Your Eminence, when the imam sits for the final tashahhud, what does the masbuq do in his prayer? Does he recite the first tashahhud or the final tashahhud?
The Shaykh : If a person catches the imam and sits with him in the final tashahhud, and he is behind by one or two rak'ahs, then he recites the entire tashahhud and does not limit himself to the first tashahhud. If he limits himself to the first tashahhud and repeats it, in the case where the imam's final tashahhud is his first tashahhud, there is no harm. However, completing it does no harm, and it is more comprehensive in following the imam.
The questioner : Does he sit in the tawruk position?
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : Does this masbuq sit in the tawruk position in this tashahhud?
The Shaykh : As for the tawruk, he does not sit in the tawruk position. He is asking about the tashahhud, but there is no harm in adding extra virtue. He does not sit in the tawruk position because it is not his final tashahhud.
Your Eminence, the question says: A ma'mum entered the Maghrib prayer or one of the four-rak'ah prayers in the last rak'ah with the imam. The question is, Your Eminence, when the imam sits for the final tashahhud, what does the masbuq do in his prayer? Does he recite the first tashahhud or the final tashahhud?
The Shaykh : If a person catches the imam and sits with him in the final tashahhud, and he is behind by one or two rak'ahs, then he recites the entire tashahhud and does not limit himself to the first tashahhud. If he limits himself to the first tashahhud and repeats it, in the case where the imam's final tashahhud is his first tashahhud, there is no harm. However, completing it does no harm, and it is more comprehensive in following the imam.
The questioner : Does he sit in the tawruk position?
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : Does this masbuq sit in the tawruk position in this tashahhud?
The Shaykh : As for the tawruk, he does not sit in the tawruk position. He is asking about the tashahhud, but there is no harm in adding extra virtue. He does not sit in the tawruk position because it is not his final tashahhud.