The traveler’s prayer behind an imam who prays 'Isha' in two rak'ahs
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: A man is traveling and entered the mosque while the imam was praying 'Isha' in two rak'ahs. Does he pray Maghrib with him first, or does he wait to pray Maghrib with others and then pray 'Isha' afterwards?
The Shaykh:
He joins him with the intention of Maghrib. When the imam says the taslim, he joins him with the intention of Maghrib, and the imam is praying 'Isha', meaning?
The questioner:
The imam is praying 'Isha' in two rak'ahs.
The Shaykh:
Why did he stand for the prayer?
The questioner:
'Isha' in two rak'ahs. Why? He says: A man is traveling and entered the mosque while the imam was praying 'Isha' in two rak'ahs.
The Shaykh:
It is easy. He joins him, and when he says the taslim after the two rak'ahs, he stands and completes the third rak'ah, then sits for the final tashahhud and says the taslim for himself. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: A man is traveling and entered the mosque while the imam was praying 'Isha' in two rak'ahs. Does he pray Maghrib with him first, or does he wait to pray Maghrib with others and then pray 'Isha' afterwards?
The Shaykh:
He joins him with the intention of Maghrib. When the imam says the taslim, he joins him with the intention of Maghrib, and the imam is praying 'Isha', meaning?
The questioner:
The imam is praying 'Isha' in two rak'ahs.
The Shaykh:
Why did he stand for the prayer?
The questioner:
'Isha' in two rak'ahs. Why? He says: A man is traveling and entered the mosque while the imam was praying 'Isha' in two rak'ahs.
The Shaykh:
It is easy. He joins him, and when he says the taslim after the two rak'ahs, he stands and completes the third rak'ah, then sits for the final tashahhud and says the taslim for himself. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، الباب الأول في انقسام القلوب إلى صحيح وسقيم وميت — islamhouse.com (1:09:38)
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