What is to be done if the imam prolongs the third and fourth rak'ahs?
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Question:
For the ma'mum in the last two rak'ahs of the 'Asr or 'Isha' prayer, or in the last rak'ah of the Maghrib prayer, is it better for him, if the imam prolongs, to remain silent after al-Fatihah or to recite?
Answer:
If he recites, there is nothing wrong with it, and the better option—may Allah know best—is to recite. Indeed, al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) used to recite after the third rak'ah in Maghrib: [Al Imran:8]. The point is: if his imam stops and does not say takbir, he should recite whatever is easy for him.
Q: But is it better for the imam to say takbir while bowing?
A: Yes.
For the ma'mum in the last two rak'ahs of the 'Asr or 'Isha' prayer, or in the last rak'ah of the Maghrib prayer, is it better for him, if the imam prolongs, to remain silent after al-Fatihah or to recite?
Answer:
If he recites, there is nothing wrong with it, and the better option—may Allah know best—is to recite. Indeed, al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) used to recite after the third rak'ah in Maghrib:
Our Lord, let not our hearts deviate
رَبَّنَا لَا تُزِغْ قُلُوبَنَاQ: But is it better for the imam to say takbir while bowing?
A: Yes.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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