The Rules of Salatul Jama’at

1. When the Imam of the Jama’at is reciting one of the daily Salat, then one can follow the Imam in any daily Salat. Therefore, if the Imam is reading Salatul ‘Asr, the Ma’moom is allowed to recite his Salatul Zuhr (behind the Imam), or if after the Ma’moom has finished reciting Salatul Zuhr, the Salatul Jama’at becomes established, one is allowed to recite Salatul ‘Asr with the Salatul Zuhr of the Imam of Jama’at.
2. The Ma’moom is allowed to read his own Salatul Qaza with the Salatul Ada of the Imam, even if it is the Qaza Salat of another daily Salat; for example, if the Imam of the Jama’at is reading Salatul Zuhr, the Ma’moom is allowed to read the Qaza of Salatul Fajr.
3. Salatul Jama’at can be established with a minimum of two people, one being the Imam, and the other being the Ma’moom, except in the cases of Salatul Jumu’ah, and Salatul ‘Eid Fitr and Qurban.
4. Mustahab Salat cannot be read in Jama’at, except the Salat to pray for rain.
5. The Ma’moom must not say the Takbiratul Ihram before the Imam says it. Rather, as long as the Takbir of the Imam has not completed, the Ma’moom must not recite theirs.
6. The Ma’moom must recite everything in the Salat himself, except for al – Fatiha and the (second) Surah. However, if the first or second Rak’at of the Ma’moom coincides with the third or fourth Rak’at of the Imam, then the two Surahs must be recited.