When Congregation Begins during an Individual Prayer

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• If a worshipper is performing a voluntary (Nafal) prayer alone, and the congregation for Fard begins before they prostrate in the second unit, what must they do?
• If an individual praying a four-unit Fard prayer has already prostrated in the third unit, they must complete all four units individually and cannot cut the prayer.
• If a worshipper praying Zuhr alone has prostrated in the first unit, and the congregational Zuhr starts, how should they catch the congregation?
• If a worshipper is performing the Maghrib prayer alone and has already prostrated in the first unit, they must cut the prayer immediately to join the Maghrib congregation.
• Why is joining the Fajr congregation as a voluntary (Nafal) prayer disallowed if a worshipper has already completed their Fajr alone?
• If a worshipper is praying a four-unit Fard prayer alone and has stood up for the third unit, but has not yet prostrated, the most correct opinion (al-Asahh) is that they cut their prayer while standing with a single Salaam.
• Match the individual Fard prayer scenarios with their correct congregational transition rules:
• Match the voluntary (Nafal) prayer scenarios with their correct cutting boundaries: