Shortening the prayer while traveling does not require an intention
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If a person is traveling and enters a mosque on the road, and he does not know whether the people praying are completing the prayer or shortening it, should he intend to shorten it or complete it?
Prayer while traveling does not require an intention. For example, if a person is traveling and the time for the midday prayer arrives, and he stands up to pray,During the prayer, he said: and he says, "By Allah! I do not know whether I intended to shorten it or not?"We say: He has no need for that. The default for the traveler's prayer is that it is shortened, and it does not require an intention. So proceed and pray two units. Likewise, if he enters the mosque—as in the question—and finds the people praying, and it is one of the roadside mosques along the highways, then it appears that they are shortening the prayer. So he enters and prays two units.
Prayer while traveling does not require an intention. For example, if a person is traveling and the time for the midday prayer arrives, and he stands up to pray,During the prayer, he said: and he says, "By Allah! I do not know whether I intended to shorten it or not?"We say: He has no need for that. The default for the traveler's prayer is that it is shortened, and it does not require an intention. So proceed and pray two units. Likewise, if he enters the mosque—as in the question—and finds the people praying, and it is one of the roadside mosques along the highways, then it appears that they are shortening the prayer. So he enters and prays two units.