Fatwaa.net - Fatawa | I entered the mosque to perform the prayer and found the Imam and the worshippers in a state of bowing. I said the Takbir to enter the prayer and then said the Takbir to transition. While I was descending to bow, the Imam raised his head and said: 'Allah hears the one who praises Him.' Do I have to repeat the rak'ah or have I caught it with this?

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25 / 06 / 2026

Whoever catches the Imam while he is raising his head from bowing

Question

I entered the mosque to perform the prayer and found the Imam and the worshippers in a state of bowing. I said the Takbir to enter the prayer and then said the Takbir to transition. While I was descending to bow, the Imam raised his head and said: 'Allah hears the one who praises Him.' Do I have to repeat the rak'ah or have I caught it with this?

Answer

I say, and with God's success: If you catch the bowing with the imam, you have caught the unit of prayer, which is by reaching your fingertips to your feet before the imam rises from the bowing, and God knows best.

Whoever catches the Imam while he is raising his head from bowing

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