Issue No. 1252- One should reach the rukū‘ of the imam in other rak‘ats of the prayer as well as the first rak‘at, otherwise, the rulings of congregational prayer [as an obligatory precaution] do not apply to one's prayer.
Issue No. 1253- If one joins the congregation when the imam is in rukū‘, but before making it to rukū‘, the imam raises his head from rukū‘, that person should make the intention of individual prayer, and his prayer will be in order and it will not be necessary to repeat the prayer.
Issue No. 1257- If a person joins the imam when he is in the second rak‘at, he should sit after the two sajdahs in his second rak‘at, which will be the third of the imam, and recite the obligatory parts of tashahhud, and should then stand up and join the imam. And if he does not have time to recite the tasbīḥāt arbaʿah three times, he should recite them once and join the imam in rukū‘.
Issue No. 1260- If a person is sure that if he recites the sūrah, he will be able to join the imam in his rukū‘, he should, as an obligatory precaution, recite the sūrah. In case however, he recites the sūrah, but he does not reach the imam in his rukū‘, his congregational prayer is in order.
Issue No. 1262- If one does not recite sūrah al-fātiḥa and the sūrah under the impression that the imam is in the first or the second rak‘at, and realises after rukū‘ that he was in the third or fourth rak‘at, his prayer is in order. However, if he realises this before rukū‘, he should recite sūrah al-fātiḥa and the sūrah, and in case he does not have sufficient time for this he should recite sūrah al-fātiḥa only and then join the imam in his rukū‘.
Issue No. 1265- If the prayer of the imam ends, but the follower is still reciting tashahhud or salām, it is not necessary for him to make the intention of individual prayer.
Issue No. 1266- If a person is one rak‘at behind the imam, when the imam is reciting tashahhud, he should as an obligatory precaution be in a crouched position, meaning he should raise his knees and keep the fingers of his hands and the inner part of his feet on the ground, and as a recommended precaution recite tashahhud or other dhikr with him. If it is the last tashahhud, he should as an obligatory precaution wait until the imam utters salām of the prayer and then stand up and continue the prayer.
Issue No. 1273- When a follower makes his intention, it is necessary for him to specify the imam. But it is not necessary for him to know his name. If he makes the intention that he is following the imam of the present congregation, it is sufficient provided that he is just and bears the necessary conditions.
Issue No. 1274- The follower should recite all the things of the prayers himself, except sūrah al-fātiḥa and the other sūrah; that is, when he joins the congregational prayers while the imam is reciting in the first rak‘at. However, if the first or second rak‘at of the follower is the third or fourth rak‘at of the imam, he should recite sūrah al-fātiḥa and the other sūrah.
Issue No. 1276- If a follower vaguely hears the imam’s sūrah al-fātiḥa and other sūrah, or hears a voice and does not know whether it is the voice of the imam or of someone else, the obligatory precaution is that he should not recite sūrah al-fātiḥa and the other sūrah.
Issue No. 1289- It is not necessary to specify as to which occurrence he is offering the āyāt Prayer; rather, if one makes the intention for offering the prayer which is obligatory on him, it will suffice.
Issue No. 1293- If one comes to know about the eclipse after the eclipse is over, he should perform its qaḍā if it was a total eclipse. In case it was partial, qaḍā will not be obligatory.
