What is the ruling on a traveler praying with a resident imam?
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Question:
The questioner says: If a person is traveling and goes to the mosque to pray the four-rak'ah prayer with the imam, and he finds that the imam has already prayed two rak'ahs, does he complete the prayer with four rak'ahs, or does he suffice with two rak'ahs by shortening it?
Answer:
Whoever enters the prayer with an imam who completes the prayer is required to complete it, because his ruling is the same as the imam's. This is the Sunnah. If a traveler prays behind an imam who completes the prayer, he is required to complete it, and it is not permissible for him to shorten it, because his ruling is the same as the ruling of the imam behind whom he is praying.
The questioner says: If a person is traveling and goes to the mosque to pray the four-rak'ah prayer with the imam, and he finds that the imam has already prayed two rak'ahs, does he complete the prayer with four rak'ahs, or does he suffice with two rak'ahs by shortening it?
Answer:
Whoever enters the prayer with an imam who completes the prayer is required to complete it, because his ruling is the same as the imam's. This is the Sunnah. If a traveler prays behind an imam who completes the prayer, he is required to complete it, and it is not permissible for him to shorten it, because his ruling is the same as the ruling of the imam behind whom he is praying.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم صلاة المسافر مع إمام مقيم؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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