Is it permissible for one intending to pray Zuhr to pray behind someone who is praying 'Asr?
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, the questioner says: If I enter the mosque and the imam is praying 'Asr, and I have not yet prayed Zuhr, is it permissible?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
He says: If I enter the mosque and the imam is praying 'Asr, and I have not yet prayed Zuhr, is it permissible to enter behind the imam with the intention of praying Zuhr while he is praying 'Asr?
The Shaykh:
There is nothing wrong with that; it is permissible to pray Zuhr behind one who is praying 'Asr. There is nothing wrong with that, just as it is permissible to pray a voluntary prayer behind one who is praying an obligatory prayer. This is an obligatory prayer behind an obligatory prayer; if a voluntary prayer is permissible behind an obligatory prayer, then an obligatory prayer behind an obligatory prayer is all the more permissible. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, the questioner says: If I enter the mosque and the imam is praying 'Asr, and I have not yet prayed Zuhr, is it permissible?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
He says: If I enter the mosque and the imam is praying 'Asr, and I have not yet prayed Zuhr, is it permissible to enter behind the imam with the intention of praying Zuhr while he is praying 'Asr?
The Shaykh:
There is nothing wrong with that; it is permissible to pray Zuhr behind one who is praying 'Asr. There is nothing wrong with that, just as it is permissible to pray a voluntary prayer behind one who is praying an obligatory prayer. This is an obligatory prayer behind an obligatory prayer; if a voluntary prayer is permissible behind an obligatory prayer, then an obligatory prayer behind an obligatory prayer is all the more permissible. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز أن يأتم ناويًا الظهر خلف من يصلي العصر؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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