It a person doubts while offering prayers whether he has...

It a person doubts while offering prayers whether he has followed the Imam or not, and if he was offering prayers under the impression that he was offering congregational prayers and it is probable that owing to forgetfulness he did not make the intention of congregational prayers and if (at the time doubt crosses his mind) he is in the condition which is the obligation of a follower e.g.

if he is listening to Surah al-Hamd and surah of the Imam, he should end his prayers with the congregation, but if at the time of having doubt he is busy in an act which is the obligation of both himself and the Imam (e.g. if he is in bowing or prostration posture) he should end his prayers with the intention of individual prayers. 1432.

If while offering the prayer the follower wishes to make intention of individual prayer, and he did not have such f intention from the very outset, there is no harm in it. However, if this was his intention from the very beginning, it is difficult that this act of his is in order. 1433. If the follower makes an intention of individual prayers after the Imam has…