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Is it permissible for a traveler to shorten the 'Isha' prayer with a late congregation that is praying Maghrib?

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The questioner:
Is it permissible for a traveler to shorten the 'Isha' prayer with a late congregation that is praying Maghrib, so he joins them with the intention of 'Isha'?

The Shaykh:
Is it permissible?

The questioner:
Can a traveler shorten the 'Isha' prayer with a late congregation that is praying Maghrib, so he joins them with the intention of Maghrib?

The Shaykh:
No, he does not shorten it. If he prays Maghrib with them, he stands up and completes the fourth rak'ah, standing up and completing the fourth rak'ah in the 'Isha' prayer, he says

The questioner:
Yes, yes, a traveler in the 'Isha' prayer.

The Shaykh:
And how does he pray 'Isha' with Maghrib? He is praying Maghrib beforehand and wants to combine 'Isha' with it, and he finds them praying Maghrib. Yes, he joins them and completes it as four rak'ahs.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز للمسافر أن يقصر العشاء مع جماعة متأخرة تصلي المغرب؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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