Joining a congregational prayer Zuhr, Asr, Subh, Juma’at, and Magrib

                  Joining a congregational prayer Zuhr, Asr, Subh, Juma’at, and Magrib

Meaning of congregational Prayer. This is type of prayer which involves two or more people. In other words, it’s a prayer observed in group. The holy Prophet mentioned the reward of praying in congregation as follows.
“Praying in congregation attract twenty seven (27) degrees of reward than praying alone”.
A couple raka’ah. It is a unit of Salat which comprises standing, reciting, bowing and prostrating.
Therefore, a late comer is said to have meet a raka’ah if he is able to join the Imam before his rising ruku’u and is said to have missed a raka’ah is the Imam has already raise from ruku’u before joining.
It should be noted that a late comer must stand erect, make his intention, say the ‘Takbiratul Ihram’ before joining the Imam in any act he is.
                                         Completing Salatul Zuhr, ASR, and Isha.
1.       If one missed the first raka’ah, he should continue with the imam till the end of the Salat. When the imam says his Salam, he should stand up Takbir, recite Fatiha and Surah silently for both Zuhr and Asr and aloud for Isha; when he has completed the raka’ah, he sit down for tashahuud and then say his Salam.
2.       If one missed the first two raka’ah, he should continue with the imam till the end of Salat. When the imam says his Salam, he stands up with Takbir, recite Fatiha and Surah silently in Zuhr and Asr aloud for Isha ‘for both 2 raka’ah and after completing the two raka’ah, he sit down for tashahuud and then say the Salam.
3.       If one missed the first three raka’ah, he continue with the imam till the end of the salah, and when the Imam says his Salam, he stand up without Takbir and recite Fatiha and Surah silently in Zuhr and Asr and aloud for Isha, after completing the 1st raka’ah, he sit down for tashahuud, then standing up for the second raka’ah, recite Fatiha and Surah silently in Zuhr and Asr and aloud for Isha, after completing this second raka’ah, he stand up for the third raka’ah, and at the end of the third raka’ah, he sit down for tashahuud and then say the Salam

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