Ruling on adding to al-Fatihah for the one who joins the prayer in the third or fourth rak'ah
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Question:
He says: If a worshiper joins the congregational prayer in the third or fourth rak'ah, is he required to recite anything other than Surat al-Fatihah in them?
Answer:
Surat al-Fatihah is sufficient, but if it is easy for him to recite additional verses, there is nothing wrong with it; because it is the beginning of his prayer. For the one who joins late, this is the beginning of his prayer, and what he makes up later is the end of it. So if the imam delayed after al-Fatihah and you recited, that is better; because it is the beginning of your prayer. If it is not easy, al-Fatihah is sufficient, praise be to Allah, and then you make up what you missed. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you, Your Eminence.
He says: If a worshiper joins the congregational prayer in the third or fourth rak'ah, is he required to recite anything other than Surat al-Fatihah in them?
Answer:
Surat al-Fatihah is sufficient, but if it is easy for him to recite additional verses, there is nothing wrong with it; because it is the beginning of his prayer. For the one who joins late, this is the beginning of his prayer, and what he makes up later is the end of it. So if the imam delayed after al-Fatihah and you recited, that is better; because it is the beginning of your prayer. If it is not easy, al-Fatihah is sufficient, praise be to Allah, and then you make up what you missed. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you, Your Eminence.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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