{"id":13697,"date":"2026-02-15T10:37:30","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T10:37:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imuslim.us\/?p=13697"},"modified":"2026-02-15T10:37:30","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T10:37:30","slug":"joining-the-imam-in-the-last-rakah-what-to-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imuslim.us\/?p=13697","title":{"rendered":"Joining the Imam in the Last Rakah: What To Do?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><strong>Joining the Imam in the Last Rakah<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800080\">Question:<\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">How should I complete my prayer in case I join the congregational prayer in the last <em>rakah<\/em> (unit of prayer)?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><strong>Answer:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">It was narrated that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said, &#8220;Whenever you come for the prayer, you should come with calmness, and pray whatever you get (with the people) and complete the rest which you have missed.&#8221; (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.the-faith.com\/islamic-history\/albukhari-the-imam-of-hadith-and-sunnah\/\">Al-Bukhari<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">A person who joins the imam or the congregational prayer after the first <em>rakah<\/em> is called <a href=\"http:\/\/www.prayerinislam.com\/fatwas-rulings\/rulings-al-masbuq-prayer\/\"><em>masbuq<\/em> <\/a>(late comer).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">If a <em>masbuq<\/em> joins the imam in the fourth <em>rakah<\/em> of a four-rakah prayer (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.prayerinislam.com\/fatwas-rulings\/how-to-the-4-rakahs-sunnah-before-zhuhr-prayer\/\">Zhuhr<\/a>,<a href=\"http:\/\/www.prayerinislam.com\/guide-to-prayer\/asr-the-middle-prayer\/\"> `Asr<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.prayerinislam.com\/guide-to-prayer\/the-isha-prayer\/\"><em>`Isha&#8217; <\/em><\/a>prayers), he should do the following steps:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">1- Standing up after sitting for <em>tashahhud<\/em> with the imam.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">2- Reading Surat Al-Fatihah (the Opening Chapter) and some verses from the Quran.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">3- Siting after the <em>ruku`<\/em> (bowing) and <em>sujud<\/em> (prostration) and reading only <em>At-tahiyyat<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">To know the remaining steps and more about joining the imam in the fourth <em>rakah<\/em> of prayer, you can watch this short video with Dr. Asim Al-Hakeem.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"width: 0px;overflow: hidden;line-height: 0\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/p>\n<p>___________________________________________<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><em>Source: Huda Youtube Channel.<\/em> <\/span><a href='https:\/\/prayerinislam.com\/joining-the-imam-in-the-last-rakah-what-to-do\/' target='_blank'>Soucre Link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What should I do if I join the imam in the fourth rakah of prayer? 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