Prayer: What the Follower Must Recite
Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Ayatullah Sistani
Ruling 1441
A follower must say everything in congregational prayers except the recitation of Sūrat al-Ḥamd and the other surah; however, if the first or second rakʿah of the follower is the third or fourth rakʿah of the imam, then he must recite Sūrat al-Ḥamd and the other surah.