A traveler prayed two rak'ahs behind a resident, and the prayer was four rak'ahs, so I directed him to repeat the prayer. Is my statement correct?
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: A traveler prayed behind a resident, so when the imam stood for the third rak'ah, he sat down and waited until the imam finished the prayer. The prayer was four rak'ahs, so I directed him to repeat the prayer. Is my action correct?
Answer:
He must complete the prayer, and it is not permissible for him to shorten it behind one who completes it. This is not permissible.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: A traveler prayed behind a resident, so when the imam stood for the third rak'ah, he sat down and waited until the imam finished the prayer. The prayer was four rak'ahs, so I directed him to repeat the prayer. Is my action correct?
Answer:
He must complete the prayer, and it is not permissible for him to shorten it behind one who completes it. This is not permissible.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [774 -3022] مسافر صلى خلف مقيم ركعتين، والصلاة رباعية فوجهته بإعادة الصلاة، فهل قولي صحيح؟ — youtube.com
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.