I was traveling, so I prayed behind a man and assumed he was a resident, but it turned out he was a traveler, so I concluded the prayer with him. What is the ruling?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: I was traveling, so I prayed behind a man and assumed he was a resident, but it turned out he was a traveler and had prayed two rak'ahs, so I concluded the prayer with him. He says: At the beginning of the prayer, I assumed he was a resident and intended to complete the prayer.
Answer:
Yes, so you complete it. When he concludes, you stand up and complete it. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: I was traveling, so I prayed behind a man and assumed he was a resident, but it turned out he was a traveler and had prayed two rak'ahs, so I concluded the prayer with him. He says: At the beginning of the prayer, I assumed he was a resident and intended to complete the prayer.
Answer:
Yes, so you complete it. When he concludes, you stand up and complete it. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [753 -3022] كنت مسافرا فصليت خلف رجل وظننت أنه مقيم، ولكن تبين أنه مسافر، فسلمت معه، فما الحكم؟ — youtube.com
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