The Maghrib prayer behind an imam who is praying the 'Isha' prayer
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The questioner:
A man joined the midday prayer and joined the 'Isha' prayer without having prayed it either. How should he deal with the imam? Does he pray Maghrib or just join the imam?
The Shaykh:
He prays Maghrib first, then prays 'Isha'. It is obligatory to maintain the order.
The questioner:
Even if he enters with the imam.
The Shaykh:
Intending Maghrib, he enters with the imam who is praying 'Isha' while he intends Maghrib; there is nothing wrong with that. But when the imam stands for the fourth rak'ah, he does not follow him; he sits, performs the final tashahhud, and says the taslim.
A man joined the midday prayer and joined the 'Isha' prayer without having prayed it either. How should he deal with the imam? Does he pray Maghrib or just join the imam?
The Shaykh:
He prays Maghrib first, then prays 'Isha'. It is obligatory to maintain the order.
The questioner:
Even if he enters with the imam.
The Shaykh:
Intending Maghrib, he enters with the imam who is praying 'Isha' while he intends Maghrib; there is nothing wrong with that. But when the imam stands for the fourth rak'ah, he does not follow him; he sits, performs the final tashahhud, and says the taslim.
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