The Ruling on the Order of Prayer
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If a traveler intends to combine the Maghrib and Isha' prayers by delaying them until he reaches a certain area, and when he arrives, the time for Isha' has entered, or the adhan has been called, or the iqamah has been made, how should he proceed?The Shaykh: Did he arrive in his home town or in another town?The questioner: No.
He is a traveler going from his place of residence to another place.
The Shaykh: That is: did he arrive at the other place?The questioner: Yes.
He is currently praying Maghrib, then he will pray Isha' with the congregation. If the iqamah is made before he prays Maghrib, he joins them with the intention of Maghrib. If he catches the first rak'ah of Isha' and the imam stands for the fourth rak'ah, he sits, recites the tashahhud, and says the taslim, then he stands with the imam for the remainder of the Isha' prayer. If he joins the imam in the second rak'ah of Isha' or any rak'ah after that, the matter is clear: if he joins in the second rak'ah, he says the taslim with the imam; if he joins in the third rak'ah, he adds one rak'ah after it; and if he joins in the fourth rak'ah, he adds two rak'ahs after it.
He is a traveler going from his place of residence to another place.
The Shaykh: That is: did he arrive at the other place?The questioner: Yes.
He is currently praying Maghrib, then he will pray Isha' with the congregation. If the iqamah is made before he prays Maghrib, he joins them with the intention of Maghrib. If he catches the first rak'ah of Isha' and the imam stands for the fourth rak'ah, he sits, recites the tashahhud, and says the taslim, then he stands with the imam for the remainder of the Isha' prayer. If he joins the imam in the second rak'ah of Isha' or any rak'ah after that, the matter is clear: if he joins in the second rak'ah, he says the taslim with the imam; if he joins in the third rak'ah, he adds one rak'ah after it; and if he joins in the fourth rak'ah, he adds two rak'ahs after it.