Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: "When the Imam says salam, then you should say salam to the right and to the left, and after that, do not turn to any part of your prayer."

Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: "Whatever part of the prayer you catch with the Imam, that will be your beginning of the prayer, and whatever recitation has already passed, you should complete it afterwards." Sa'id bin al-Musayyib also holds the same opinion as Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him).

Muhammad bin Shu'ayb narrates: I asked Imam Awza'i and Sa'id bin Abdul Aziz about this matter, and both of them said: "Whatever part of the prayer you catch with the Imam, consider it as the beginning part of your own prayer."