What is the first prayer of the one who joins late?
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Question:
After this, a message from Makkah al-Mukarramah, King Abdulaziz Hospital in al-Zahran, sent by your brother in Allah, the listener Badr Musa Abdul Karim. Brother Badr asks a collection of questions, among which is a question that says: A worshipper entered with the imam in the 'Isha' prayer, in the fourth rak'ah. How does this worshipper complete his prayer? Does he recite a surah along with al-Fatihah? And does he recite it silently? Or aloud? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
What the one who joins late catches up with the imam is the first part of his prayer, according to the most correct of the scholars' opinions. What the one who joins late catches up with the imam is the first part of his prayer, and what he makes up is the last part of it. So, if he catches up with one rak'ah of the Zuhr, or 'Asr, or Maghrib, or 'Isha', or Fajr, he recites al-Fatihah and whatever is easy for him with it. Then, when he stands to make up, he recites al-Fatihah and whatever is easy for him with it; because the second rak'ah is in the first part of his prayer. Then, in the third and fourth, he restricts himself to al-Fatihah; al-Fatihah is sufficient for him.
And if he catches up with two rak'ahs with the imam, he recites whatever is easy for him in them if he is able, and he bows when he bows; al-Fatihah is sufficient for him. And when he stands to make up, he makes up the two with al-Fatihah only, because the Sunnah in the third and fourth is to restrict oneself to al-Fatihah, as in the hadith of Abu Qatadah al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he used to recite in the third and fourth with al-Fatihah of the Book -upon him be peace and blessings- And if he recites in the third and fourth of the Zuhr sometimes with more than al-Fatihah; that is good; because what indicates this has come from the hadith of Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) in Muslim, but the most common is with al-Fatihah only, in the third and fourth of the Zuhr and others, yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
After this, a message from Makkah al-Mukarramah, King Abdulaziz Hospital in al-Zahran, sent by your brother in Allah, the listener Badr Musa Abdul Karim. Brother Badr asks a collection of questions, among which is a question that says: A worshipper entered with the imam in the 'Isha' prayer, in the fourth rak'ah. How does this worshipper complete his prayer? Does he recite a surah along with al-Fatihah? And does he recite it silently? Or aloud? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
What the one who joins late catches up with the imam is the first part of his prayer, according to the most correct of the scholars' opinions. What the one who joins late catches up with the imam is the first part of his prayer, and what he makes up is the last part of it. So, if he catches up with one rak'ah of the Zuhr, or 'Asr, or Maghrib, or 'Isha', or Fajr, he recites al-Fatihah and whatever is easy for him with it. Then, when he stands to make up, he recites al-Fatihah and whatever is easy for him with it; because the second rak'ah is in the first part of his prayer. Then, in the third and fourth, he restricts himself to al-Fatihah; al-Fatihah is sufficient for him.
And if he catches up with two rak'ahs with the imam, he recites whatever is easy for him in them if he is able, and he bows when he bows; al-Fatihah is sufficient for him. And when he stands to make up, he makes up the two with al-Fatihah only, because the Sunnah in the third and fourth is to restrict oneself to al-Fatihah, as in the hadith of Abu Qatadah al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he used to recite in the third and fourth with al-Fatihah of the Book -upon him be peace and blessings- And if he recites in the third and fourth of the Zuhr sometimes with more than al-Fatihah; that is good; because what indicates this has come from the hadith of Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) in Muslim, but the most common is with al-Fatihah only, in the third and fourth of the Zuhr and others, yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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