When is a rak'ah counted in congregational prayer, when is it obligatory to repeat it, and is the prayer of one who joins the Imam in the last prostration counted as congregational or individual?
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If the latecomer catches the Imam bowing before the Imam rises, then he has caught the rak'ah. However, if he does not catch a complete rak'ah, such as catching the Imam in the final , then he is considered to have caught the virtue of the congregation.
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