The ruling on a traveler praying behind a resident imam
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Question:
This questioner from Abha, Salih, says: I prayed Maghrib in Jeddah, completing three rak'ahs. Then a second congregation came to pray Maghrib, and I wanted to travel to my hometown, Abha, after the Maghrib prayer. So I prayed two rak'ahs with the congregation and said the taslim, and my intention was to pray 'Isha'. Is my prayer valid?
Answer:
No, this is not correct. If you join a resident imam, you are required to complete the prayer following your imam. And if you join someone praying Maghrib, even if he is a traveler, you are required to complete 'Isha with four rak'ahs, because Maghrib is three. So when the imam says the taslim, you stand up and perform the fourth rak'ah. You do not shorten the prayer behind a prayer that is not shortened, which is Maghrib. Maghrib is not shortened. Yes.
This questioner from Abha, Salih, says: I prayed Maghrib in Jeddah, completing three rak'ahs. Then a second congregation came to pray Maghrib, and I wanted to travel to my hometown, Abha, after the Maghrib prayer. So I prayed two rak'ahs with the congregation and said the taslim, and my intention was to pray 'Isha'. Is my prayer valid?
Answer:
No, this is not correct. If you join a resident imam, you are required to complete the prayer following your imam. And if you join someone praying Maghrib, even if he is a traveler, you are required to complete 'Isha with four rak'ahs, because Maghrib is three. So when the imam says the taslim, you stand up and perform the fourth rak'ah. You do not shorten the prayer behind a prayer that is not shortened, which is Maghrib. Maghrib is not shortened. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/268 — archive.org (5:56)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.