If a person enters the mosque at the time of the Maghrib prayer and finds that the imam has combined the Maghrib and Isha' prayers due to rain
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The questioner : Pray the Maghrib prayer and pray the Isha' prayer. The imam prayed the Isha' prayer by combining the prayers due to rain. A group came at the time of the Maghrib prayer wanting to pray, and they found the imam praying Isha' combined due to rain. Is it permissible for them to join the imam with the intention of Maghrib, knowing that the imam was praying Isha'?
The Shaykh : It is permissible.
The questioner : Okay, they say the closing salam while the imam is praying four rak'ahs, and they want to pray the three rak'ahs of Maghrib, while the imam is praying Isha'?
The Shaykh : Here the issue differs if they catch the imam at the beginning of the prayer.
The questioner : Yes, at the beginning of the prayer.
The Shaykh : If they catch the imam at the beginning of the prayer.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Or if they catch it later. So, if the situation is that they caught the imam at the beginning of the prayer, then when the imam stands up for the fourth rak'ah, they intend to separate from him and sit down in the third rak'ah.
The questioner : They differ from the imam.
The Shaykh : And they sit for the second tashahhud. Yes, because here the prayer becomes four rak'ahs, and it is not permissible to add to Maghrib, so there is a necessity to differ from the imam.
The questioner : Yes, I do.
The Shaykh : Yes, I do.
The questioner : Do they recite the tashahhud?
The Shaykh : And if they missed a rak'ah, in that case, they say the closing salam with him.
The questioner : They say the closing salam with him. May Allah reward you with good.
The questioner: Do they recite the tashahhud and then say the closing salam?
The Shaykh : No, how can they say the closing salam?
The questioner : They wait for the imam, in the third rak'ah.
The Shaykh : In the third rak'ah, meaning the first scenario.
The questioner : They started with him, yes.
The Shaykh : In the first scenario, they say the closing salam, stand up, and cut off the prayer.
The student: ... in Singapore ... I am ahead of them; when they say "and not the astray," I say "Ameen" ... they delay ...
The Shaykh : What Allah willed.
The questioner : Glory be to Allah, they are upon the Sunnah and we are ...
The Shaykh : Do you see how it is?! Singapore, as I said, were you a traveler or a resident?
The questioner : No, I was a traveler.
The Shaykh : Meaning you just passed through?
The questioner : No, were you intending to go there?
The Shaykh : How long did you stay there?
The questioner : Five days.
The Shaykh : It is permissible.
The questioner : Okay, they say the closing salam while the imam is praying four rak'ahs, and they want to pray the three rak'ahs of Maghrib, while the imam is praying Isha'?
The Shaykh : Here the issue differs if they catch the imam at the beginning of the prayer.
The questioner : Yes, at the beginning of the prayer.
The Shaykh : If they catch the imam at the beginning of the prayer.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Or if they catch it later. So, if the situation is that they caught the imam at the beginning of the prayer, then when the imam stands up for the fourth rak'ah, they intend to separate from him and sit down in the third rak'ah.
The questioner : They differ from the imam.
The Shaykh : And they sit for the second tashahhud. Yes, because here the prayer becomes four rak'ahs, and it is not permissible to add to Maghrib, so there is a necessity to differ from the imam.
The questioner : Yes, I do.
The Shaykh : Yes, I do.
The questioner : Do they recite the tashahhud?
The Shaykh : And if they missed a rak'ah, in that case, they say the closing salam with him.
The questioner : They say the closing salam with him. May Allah reward you with good.
The questioner: Do they recite the tashahhud and then say the closing salam?
The Shaykh : No, how can they say the closing salam?
The questioner : They wait for the imam, in the third rak'ah.
The Shaykh : In the third rak'ah, meaning the first scenario.
The questioner : They started with him, yes.
The Shaykh : In the first scenario, they say the closing salam, stand up, and cut off the prayer.
The student: ... in Singapore ... I am ahead of them; when they say "and not the astray," I say "Ameen" ... they delay ...
The Shaykh : What Allah willed.
The questioner : Glory be to Allah, they are upon the Sunnah and we are ...
The Shaykh : Do you see how it is?! Singapore, as I said, were you a traveler or a resident?
The questioner : No, I was a traveler.
The Shaykh : Meaning you just passed through?
The questioner : No, were you intending to go there?
The Shaykh : How long did you stay there?
The questioner : Five days.