Entering the 'Isha' prayer with the imam with the intention of Maghrib
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: I missed the Maghrib prayer, then I came to the mosque and the imam was in the second rak'ah of the 'Isha' prayer. So I joined him with the intention of Maghrib and said the taslim with him. Is my action valid?
The Shaykh:
What did he say?
The questioner:
He says: I missed the Maghrib prayer, then I came to the mosque and the imam was in the second rak'ah of the 'Isha' prayer.
The Shaykh:
Meaning, he wants to take from the 'Isha' prayer the amount he needs for the Maghrib prayer. No, that is not permissible. It is not permissible. He prays with them with the intention of Maghrib, but he prays 'Isha' with the intention of Maghrib. So when the imam stands for the fourth rak'ah, he sits. When he stands for the fourth, he sits, recites the tashahhud, and then either says the taslim or waits for the imam.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: I missed the Maghrib prayer, then I came to the mosque and the imam was in the second rak'ah of the 'Isha' prayer. So I joined him with the intention of Maghrib and said the taslim with him. Is my action valid?
The Shaykh:
What did he say?
The questioner:
He says: I missed the Maghrib prayer, then I came to the mosque and the imam was in the second rak'ah of the 'Isha' prayer.
The Shaykh:
Meaning, he wants to take from the 'Isha' prayer the amount he needs for the Maghrib prayer. No, that is not permissible. It is not permissible. He prays with them with the intention of Maghrib, but he prays 'Isha' with the intention of Maghrib. So when the imam stands for the fourth rak'ah, he sits. When he stands for the fourth, he sits, recites the tashahhud, and then either says the taslim or waits for the imam.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب أول وقت العصر وآخره في الاختيار والضرورة — islamhouse.com (1:13:22)
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