He caught the Prayer while the Imam was in the Tashahhud
Question :
If I entered the mosque while the Imam was praying the Friday prayer and he was sitting for the Tashahhud, should I pray it as the Friday prayer, or as the Zuhr prayer?
Answer:
If the latecomer does not catch anything of the Friday prayer except the prostration and the Tashahhud, then he should offer the Zuhr prayer and not the Friday prayer, because prayer is only caught by catching a Rak'ah, according to the words of the Prophet:
"Whoever caught a Rak'ah of the prayer has caught the prayer.
And his words:
"Whoever caught a Rak'ah of the Friday prayer should add another to it, and his prayer will be complete.
Thus, it is clear from these two Hadiths that whoever did not catch a Rak'ah of the Friday prayer has missed the prayer and should pray it as Zuhr. And Allah is the Granter of success.
Source:
Ibn Baz
Fatawa Islamiyah, Vol. 2 Pages 467
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