A traveler who catches the last two rak'ahs with a resident imam
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The questioner:
Do you have a ruling, Your Eminence, on the case of a traveler who enters the prayer with a resident imam and catches the third and fourth rak'ahs with him? Do you have a ruling on whether he may suffice with that and conclude the prayer?
The Shaykh:
He does not repeat the prayer. The view that he should repeat it is because he is required to complete the prayer. If he prays with the imam, he leaves one rak'ah, and he repeats the prayer.
The questioner:
Meaning,
The Shaykh:
If it is a ratio.
The questioner:
The traveler is the one who...
The Shaykh:
The Sunnah is established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in the authentic hadith of Ibn 'Abbas that the Sunnah is that if a traveler prays with a resident, he prays four rak'ahs.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you.
Do you have a ruling, Your Eminence, on the case of a traveler who enters the prayer with a resident imam and catches the third and fourth rak'ahs with him? Do you have a ruling on whether he may suffice with that and conclude the prayer?
The Shaykh:
He does not repeat the prayer. The view that he should repeat it is because he is required to complete the prayer. If he prays with the imam, he leaves one rak'ah, and he repeats the prayer.
The questioner:
Meaning,
The Shaykh:
If it is a ratio.
The questioner:
The traveler is the one who...
The Shaykh:
The Sunnah is established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in the authentic hadith of Ibn 'Abbas that the Sunnah is that if a traveler prays with a resident, he prays four rak'ahs.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you.
Source
لقاءات لابن باز - لقاء مع إخوة في الله - ابن باز - ٤ — archive.org (53:11)
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