Is the prayer of a traveler valid if he prays 'Isha' with the congregation and then makes up Maghrib?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh! This questioner says: A man who is traveling found a congregation praying 'Isha', so he prayed 'Isha' with them, and then he prayed Maghrib afterwards. Is his action valid, or is the order obligatory?
Answer:
No, it is not valid. He should have joined them with the intention of Maghrib. It is permissible to join them with the intention of Maghrib. As for joining them with the intention of a prayer that he did not pray before it, that is not permissible. The order between the obligatory prayers is obligatory.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh! This questioner says: A man who is traveling found a congregation praying 'Isha', so he prayed 'Isha' with them, and then he prayed Maghrib afterwards. Is his action valid, or is the order obligatory?
Answer:
No, it is not valid. He should have joined them with the intention of Maghrib. It is permissible to join them with the intention of Maghrib. As for joining them with the intention of a prayer that he did not pray before it, that is not permissible. The order between the obligatory prayers is obligatory.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 1002- هل تصح صلاة المسافر إذا صلى العشاء مع الجماعة ثم قضى المغرب؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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