Is my Prayer Correct?
Question :
I entered the mosque during the 'Asr prayer and caught the congregational prayer, but I missed the first Rak'ah. When the Imam finished praying the third Rak'ah, he forgot to stand for the fourth Rak'ah, and the worshippers (behind him) did not notice, and he made the Taslim. So I stood and prayed the Rak'ah I missed, then when I reached the prostration, the other worshippers alerted the Imam to the fact that he had not completed the prayer and they stood up and completed the fourth Rak'ah. I completed my prostration, joined them, bowed with them, sat with them in the Tashakkud, and prostrated the prostration of forgetfulness with them, and we all made the Taslim together. Was my prayer correct or not?
Answer:
In this situation, it was incumbent upon you to inform the Imam that he had not completed the prayer as soon as you became aware of it. Since you stood up and you were unsure about it, there is no sin upon you, but it would have been better for you to continue praying alone and complete the remainder of the prayer. However, joining them after you had prayed a Rak'ah alone, as you did, was for a permissible reason since he made the Taslim and it was permissible for you to separate from his Taslim and then return with him like the rest of the worshippers.
Source:
Ibn Jibreen
Fatawa Islamiyah, Vol. 2 Pages 239-240
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