What is the first prayer of the one who joins late?
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Question:
When I am late to the prayer and catch up with the congregation in any of the prayers, are the rak'ahs I pray after the imam has finished considered the ones I missed, or are they the ones I caught up with the imam? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
The correct view is that what the latecomer catches up with is the beginning of his prayer; what he catches up with the imam is the beginning of it, and he should recite al-Fatihah and whatever is easy for him in it. What he makes up is the end of it. This is the correct view, based on his saying (peace and blessings be upon him):Sahih al-Bukhari 635 So it is the completion of the prayer. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
When I am late to the prayer and catch up with the congregation in any of the prayers, are the rak'ahs I pray after the imam has finished considered the ones I missed, or are they the ones I caught up with the imam? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
The correct view is that what the latecomer catches up with is the beginning of his prayer; what he catches up with the imam is the beginning of it, and he should recite al-Fatihah and whatever is easy for him in it. What he makes up is the end of it. This is the correct view, based on his saying (peace and blessings be upon him):
and pray whatever you get (with the people) and complete the rest which you have missed
ما أدركتم فصلوا، وما فاتكم فأتمواThe presenter: May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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