Joining the Imaam in ruku' according to the Shafi'ee Mazhab

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Question

Please help answer this based on the Shafi'ee mazhab. If a musalli joins the congregrational prayer and he joins when the Imam is in ruku, will he still get one rakaat, how about al fatihah that he did not read for this rakaat?

Answer

He will still get the rakaat though he did not read Surah Faatihah.

And Allah Ta'ala knows best.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

قال الإمام النووي في روضة الطابين (1/347) : اعلم أن الفاتحة واجبة في كل ركعة إلا في ركعة المسبوق إذا أدرك الامام راكعا فإنه لا يقرأ في ركعته وتصح ، وهل يقال يحملها عنه الامام أم لم تجب أصلا وجهان ، قلت أصحهما الأول والله أعلم

وانظر المجموع ص 185-188 ، تحفة المحتاج 412-413 ، نهاية المحتاج 2/263

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Mufti Zakaria Makada
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Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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