How does a latecomer perform his prayer if he missed three rak'ahs and only caught the fourth rak'ah with the Imam?
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The fourth rak'ah observed with the Imam is the first rak'ah of the worshipper (ma'mum). Then, he performs the remaining three rak'ahs after the Imam's salutation as the end of the prayer. In the first of these three, he recites Al-Fatihah and a and sits for the . Then, in the second and third of these three, he recites Al-Fatihah only, and he does not sit after the second of these three.
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