The ruling on one whose imam bowed before he finished reciting al-Fatihah
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Question:
When a person joins the prayer with the imam, it may happen in the third rak'ah or another that the imam bows before finishing the recitation of al-Fatihah. Does he delay behind the imam and recite it? Or does he bow with the imam and then make up the rak'ah? Or is its ruling the same as that of one who catches the imam in bowing, and he owes nothing?
Answer:
He must strive to recite it before the imam bows. He must strive and not be lax, but rather strive to recite it before the imam bows. If the imam bows, he completes it if the remainder is one or two verses, and there is no harm in completing it and bowing. If he fears missing the bowing, he cuts it off and says the takbir, and he is excused.
When a person joins the prayer with the imam, it may happen in the third rak'ah or another that the imam bows before finishing the recitation of al-Fatihah. Does he delay behind the imam and recite it? Or does he bow with the imam and then make up the rak'ah? Or is its ruling the same as that of one who catches the imam in bowing, and he owes nothing?
Answer:
He must strive to recite it before the imam bows. He must strive and not be lax, but rather strive to recite it before the imam bows. If the imam bows, he completes it if the remainder is one or two verses, and there is no harm in completing it and bowing. If he fears missing the bowing, he cuts it off and says the takbir, and he is excused.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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