A man entered to pray Maghrib with a congregation praying 'Isha' in the second rak'ah; how is his prayer?
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If a man joins a congregation in the second rak'ah of the 'Isha' prayer, and he intends to pray Maghrib,
The Shaykh:
If he joins.
The questioner:
If a man joins a congregation in the second rak'ah of the 'Isha' prayer, and he intends to pray Maghrib, how is his prayer with them, given that he did not know beforehand that they were praying 'Isha'?
The Shaykh:
The point is that he prays three rak'ahs, whether he caught the four-rak'ah prayer from the beginning or from the end; he prays Maghrib as three rak'ahs. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If a man joins a congregation in the second rak'ah of the 'Isha' prayer, and he intends to pray Maghrib,
The Shaykh:
If he joins.
The questioner:
If a man joins a congregation in the second rak'ah of the 'Isha' prayer, and he intends to pray Maghrib, how is his prayer with them, given that he did not know beforehand that they were praying 'Isha'?
The Shaykh:
The point is that he prays three rak'ahs, whether he caught the four-rak'ah prayer from the beginning or from the end; he prays Maghrib as three rak'ahs. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [166 /1350]دخل رجل يصلي المغرب مع جماعة يصلون العشاء في الركعة الثانية فكيف تكون صلاته؟ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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