If you started the prayer while imam was standing, you must complete the Fatiha. Otherwise, your Rakah would not be complete. If the imam raises his head before you go for ruku, this Rakah is void and you must add another Rakah after the imam gives Salam.

I joined the jama for dhuhr salah a few minutes late and before I could complete my fatiah the imam went into ruku. To which you said I should complete the fatiah quickly and join the imam in ruku. What if the imam gets back to qiyam postion from the ruku and is getting into sujood. Should I still rush the fatiah? Or get into ruku without completing the fatiah?

Prayer | February 25, 2017 2:42 am
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I go to a public school and we are not allowed to miss or leave school on Fridays so we have come to terms with the school in which we will have approximately 20 mins to hold a Jumu’ah khutbah and salah, I wanted to know whether this is acceptable in islam inshallah.
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If i am behind the imam and im reciting the opening dua and he starts to recite fathia should i stop the dua or can i carry one also would my prayer be valid if i carry on.