Masbuq or Masbuk (Arabic: مَسْبُوق) is derived from the word سبق which means 'came ahead of somebody or something'.[1] In Islamic terminology, a Masbuq is a person in Salah, whose Imam has preceded him a few rakahs or the whole prayer, or he is a person who has joined the Imam after one or more rakahs.[2] mashuq is a person who came late to prayer.