What does one do if he enters the mosque while the imam is in the final part of the prayer?
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Question:
This questioner says: If I enter the mosque and the imam has already risen from bowing in the last unit of prayer, do I join the congregation? Or do I wait until a man comes so I can pray with him in another congregation after the imam’s regular prayer is concluded?
Answer:
If you enter with the imam, complete the prayer. When the imam concludes the prayer, you make up the entire prayer, unless you caught him in bowing before he rose, in which case you have caught the last unit of prayer. However, if he rose before you caught him in bowing, then you have not caught anything, and you must make up the entire prayer after his conclusion. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
This questioner says: If I enter the mosque and the imam has already risen from bowing in the last unit of prayer, do I join the congregation? Or do I wait until a man comes so I can pray with him in another congregation after the imam’s regular prayer is concluded?
Answer:
If you enter with the imam, complete the prayer. When the imam concludes the prayer, you make up the entire prayer, unless you caught him in bowing before he rose, in which case you have caught the last unit of prayer. However, if he rose before you caught him in bowing, then you have not caught anything, and you must make up the entire prayer after his conclusion. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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