The 18 Excuses for Missing Congregation and Special Follower Cases

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• If the Imam gives Salaam before the follower has finished Tashahhud, what should the follower do?
• Severe wind is one of the 18 listed excuses both by day and by night.
• When is desired food one of the listed excuses for missing congregation?
• The Fiqh-study excuse refers specifically to a group Fiqh study/review that would be lost by leaving, not an unrestricted excuse for every subject of study.
• If the Imam mistakenly adds a third Sajdah, what should the follower do?
• If the Imam stands for an extra fifth rak'ah after having already completed the valid final sitting, the follower must stand with him.
• When is caring for a sick person one of the listed excuses?
• Urgently resisting the need to urinate or defecate can excuse attendance by the same distraction principle discussed with desired food, but it is not a separate nineteenth item in the author's list.
• If the Imam rises from Ruku before the follower has completed three Tasbihs, what should the follower do?
• What is the ruling if a follower gives Salaam after the Imam has completed Tashahhud but before the Imam gives Salaam?