The traveler who delayed the Maghrib prayer and then arrived before the time for the Isha prayer
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: I was traveling from the Eastern Region to Riyadh, so I delayed the Maghrib prayer until the time for Isha. However, I arrived in Riyadh before the time for the Isha prayer had entered. His question is: Is it obligatory for me to shorten the prayer or to complete it?
The Shaykh:
No, it is obligatory for you to complete the prayer. If you arrive before the time for the Isha prayer has entered, you pray Maghrib at the end of its time and do not delay it. You do not say, “I will combine it with Isha,” because its time is still remaining. You have arrived now, so you pray Maghrib. If the time for Isha has entered, you pray Isha in its time. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
Isha is complete, because you prayed it and the travel has ended. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: I was traveling from the Eastern Region to Riyadh, so I delayed the Maghrib prayer until the time for Isha. However, I arrived in Riyadh before the time for the Isha prayer had entered. His question is: Is it obligatory for me to shorten the prayer or to complete it?
The Shaykh:
No, it is obligatory for you to complete the prayer. If you arrive before the time for the Isha prayer has entered, you pray Maghrib at the end of its time and do not delay it. You do not say, “I will combine it with Isha,” because its time is still remaining. You have arrived now, so you pray Maghrib. If the time for Isha has entered, you pray Isha in its time. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
Isha is complete, because you prayed it and the travel has ended. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب كراهية النوم قبلها والسمر بعدها إلا في مصلحة — islamhouse.com (56:30)
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