It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When you come to the prayer and we are in prostration, then join in the prostration too, and do not count it as anything; and whoever catches one rak'ah has, as it were, caught the (whole) prayer."
Only Yahya bin Abi Sulayman al-Madini narrated it, and it has been narrated from Abu Hurayrah through another chain that is weaker than this one.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الصلاة / 2574
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever catches one rak'ah of the prayer (with the imam) has caught that rak'ah, but this is when he caught the rak'ah before the imam straightened his back."
Abu Ahmad said that the addition "before the imam straightens his back" is from Yahya bin Humayd, and he is an Egyptian.
Al-Bukhari said: Yahya bin Humayd is not corroborated in his hadith; and he said: Yahya bin Abi Sulayman al-Madani is munkar al-hadith (his narrations are rejected). It has also been narrated with a mursal chain.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الصلاة / 2575
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:صحيح
Hadith Takhrij«صحيح۔ عدا قوله قبل ان يقيم الامام صلبه۔ الارواء 496»
It is narrated from a man, from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), that he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When you come and the imam is bowing, then join in; and if he is in prostration, then (join) too; but if you did not bow with him, do not count the prostration."
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الصلاة / 2576
It is narrated from a man that he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever does not catch even one rak'ah has, as it were, not caught the prayer."
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الصلاة / 2577
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that whoever does not find the imam in the state of bowing has not caught that rak'ah.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الصلاة / 2578
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that whoever has not caught the bowing should not count the prostration.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الصلاة / 2579
Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) used to say: Whoever finds the imam in the state of bowing before he raises his head has caught the rak'ah.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الصلاة / 2580
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:صحيح
Hadith Takhrij«صحيح۔ كالذهب مالك عن نافع عن ابن عمر»
It is narrated from Nafi' that Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) used to say: When the bowing escapes you, then in reality the prostration has also escaped you.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الصلاة / 2581
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:صحيح
Hadith Takhrij«صحيح۔ كالذهب مالك عن نافع عن ابن عمر»
Imam Malik (may Allah have mercy on him) related that it had reached him that Abdullah bin Umar and Zayd bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with them both) both used to say that whoever catches the bowing before the imam raises his head has caught the rak'ah.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الصلاة / 2582
The Shaykh said that Imam Malik (may Allah have mercy on him) said that Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) used to say: Whoever catches the bowing (ruku') has caught the rak'ah, and whoever misses Surah al-Fatihah has missed a great deal of good.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الصلاة / 2583