The ruling on one who prays a prayer other than its time and forgets until it becomes clear

Question : A questioner says: I am a young man who prayed the Maghrib prayer in the open desert. When I returned from the desert, I prayed the 'Isha' prayer in the mosque, thinking it was the Maghrib prayer. I did not realize until the third rak'ah that it was the 'Isha' prayer, and my intention was to pray the Maghrib prayer. Is it obligatory for me to repeat the prayer or not?

Answer : Yes, yes. It is obligatory for a person, if he forgets and prays a prayer other than the prayer of the time, and he intends and resolves that it is the prayer which is not the prayer of the time, that he must repeat the prayer. This is based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) . Accordingly, if he remembers during the prayer that it is not the prayer he intended, he exits from it, meaning he intends to break it off, and he starts the current prayer anew. Yes.