What is the manner of sitting (whether Iftirash or Tawarruk) in a four-rak'ah prayer if the worshiper caught the Imam in the last rak'ah and only prayed the first rak'ah? And is Tawarruk only in the second or fourth rak'ah?
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The latecomer (masbuq) sits in the-tawarruk posture with the Imam during the final . However, if he sits in the iftirash posture, there is no harm. As for the tawarruk posture, it is in the final tashahhud of a four-rak'ah or three-rak'ah prayer, but not in the middle tashahhud, nor in the final tashahhud of a two-rak'ah prayer.
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