Rulings of Al-Masbuq in Prayer<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Question: <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

What are the rulings of al-masbuq<\/em> who fails to join the imam in the first rak`ah<\/em><\/a> (unit of prayer)?<\/span><\/p>\n

Answer:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

First of all, al-masbuq<\/em> is a person who attends the prayer<\/a> after the imam (leader of prayer) has already offered one or more rak`ahs<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n

It is preferred for a Muslim to walk calmly to the mosque and make up whatever he has missed. He\/she should not walk too fast or run towards the mosque in order to catch the prayer.<\/span><\/p>\n

Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “When you hear the Iqamah<\/em>, proceed to offer the prayer with calmness and solemnity and do not make haste. And pray whatever you are able to pray and complete whatever you have missed.” (Al-Bukhari<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n

If a person joins that the imam while performing ruku` <\/em>(bowing), he must recite the opening takbir<\/em> while standing and then bow for ruku`<\/em>. His prayer will not be valid if he says it while bowing. If the imam returns from ruku`<\/em> before he bows, he is counted as having missed that rak`ah<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n

To get more information about the rulings of al-masbuq<\/em>, you can watch this short video with Dr. Muhammad Salah.<\/span>
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