Prayer: What Should a Follower Do if the Imam Goes to Rukū‘ Right After Takbīrat al-Iḥrām?

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Prayer: What Should a Follower Do if the Imam Goes to Rukū‘ Right After Takbīrat al-Iḥrām?

English:

Question #582:

What should the follower do if the imam accidentally goes to rukū‘ immediately after saying takbīrah al-iḥrām?

Answer #582:

If the follower realises this after entering the congregational prayer, and before going to rukū‘, he should do the intention of offering the prayers individually and then read the Fātiḥah and another chapter.

-Imam Khamenei, Practical Laws of Islam, Importance and Conditions of Prayer