The Ruling on Delaying in Following the Imam in Prayer

The brother listener, Ali Muhammad Fathi Ghuray, from Jazan, sent a message saying: Some people prolong the recitation of al-Fatihah, so the imam bows while the ma'mum is still standing reading al-Fatihah. When the imam rises from the bowing, the ma'mum begins to bow, and he does not catch up with the imam for that rak'ah. What is the ruling on the prayer of such people?
Answer: This is not permissible. It is obligatory for the ma'mum, when his imam bows, to bow, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): So when his imam bows, he bows, and the rest of al-Fatihah is dropped from him, just as if he came and the imam was already bowing, he would bow with him and al-Fatihah would be dropped from him, based on the hadith of Abu Bakrah in Sahih al-Bukhari (may Allah have mercy on him), that Abu Bakrah al-Thaqafi came and the imam was bowing—the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was bowing—so he bowed before the row, then entered the row. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) finished the prayer, he said to him: and he did not order him to make up the prayer.
This indicates its validity, because he is excused; since he missed the standing, al-Fatihah was dropped from him.
Likewise, if the ma'mum's imam bows before he has completed al-Fatihah, he bows with his imam, and the rest of it is dropped from him. He should pay attention to this while standing so that he reads it before his imam bows. He should start reading it at the beginning of the rak'ah so that he reads it before his imam, before he bows, and he should not be lax. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.