Is it permissible for one who is praying Maghrib to follow one who is praying 'Isha'?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, I arrived and did not catch the Maghrib prayer. I found some of the brothers praying 'Isha, and I intended to pray the Maghrib prayer. So I prayed 'Isha with them first, then I prayed Maghrib after 'Isha. Is my action valid?
Answer:
No, the order must be maintained. It was obligatory for you to pray Maghrib first, then pray 'Isha. As for the reverse, praying 'Isha then praying Maghrib, this is not permissible. The order must be maintained. Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah said that it is permissible, in order to catch the congregation, to pray the later prayer with the congregation if you catch them while they are praying it, for the sake of the congregation. But the majority say no, the order must be maintained. Yes, this is the preferred view, and it is the correct one: the order must be maintained. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, I arrived and did not catch the Maghrib prayer. I found some of the brothers praying 'Isha, and I intended to pray the Maghrib prayer. So I prayed 'Isha with them first, then I prayed Maghrib after 'Isha. Is my action valid?
Answer:
No, the order must be maintained. It was obligatory for you to pray Maghrib first, then pray 'Isha. As for the reverse, praying 'Isha then praying Maghrib, this is not permissible. The order must be maintained. Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah said that it is permissible, in order to catch the congregation, to pray the later prayer with the congregation if you catch them while they are praying it, for the sake of the congregation. But the majority say no, the order must be maintained. Yes, this is the preferred view, and it is the correct one: the order must be maintained. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز أن يأتم من يصلي المغرب بمن يصلي العشاء؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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