A man who misses part of the prayer: those who said he does not make it up until the imam turns away

Some elders of Banu Rasib said: Sayyiduna Talhah and Sayyiduna al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with them both) prayed in one of our mosques, and there was no imam there. So we said to them: "Let one of you step forward and lead the prayer, for you are both among the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)." They both declined to lead and said: "Where is the imam? Where is the imam?" Meanwhile the imam came and led the people in prayer. When they had finished the prayer, the two of them said: "Every act of your prayer is fine, except one thing that is not good." We asked: "What is it?" They said: "When the imam gives the salam, the one following him should not stand up until the imam turns his face around or rises from his place."

Al-Hasan and Ibrahim said that the worshipper should not complete his prayer until the imam has turned his face away.

Anas bin Sirin said: I said to Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both): "Sometimes I miss part of the prayer with the congregation. In that case, when the imam gives the salam, should I stand up and complete the part I missed, or should I wait for the imam to turn around?" Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: "When the imam gave the salam, he would stand up." Khalid said: "As soon as the imam gave the salam, he would turn around immediately; that is, giving the salam and turning around were joined together."

Makhul was asked about a man who had missed one or two rak'ahs. He said: "He should not stand up until the imam, after giving the salam, turns his face around or stands up."

Al-Sha'bi was asked: "If the imam does not turn around after giving the salam, what should be done?" He said: "Wait for him until he finishes his innovation." Al-Sha'bi used to dislike that a person should stand up and make up his prayer without the imam having turned around.