The ruling on one who begins with the intention of 'Isha' while intending to combine Maghrib and 'Isha' for travel
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May Allah reward you, O Shaykh! A traveler wants to combine Maghrib and 'Isha' by delaying them, but when he started the prayer, he forgot and began with the intention of 'Isha'?The Shaykh: Did he start Maghrib, meaning?The questioner: Yes! And when he was in the third rak'ah, he remembered that he was in Maghrib. Does this harm him?
I say: The Maghrib prayer is not valid; because he intended it to be 'Isha'. So if, after remembering that he is praying Maghrib, he decides that he wants Maghrib and makes it Maghrib, it is not valid.Therefore: Maghrib is not valid now; because he did not intend it from the beginning. And 'Isha' is not valid because he moved away from it, meaning he invalidated it. So he must repeat Maghrib first, then 'Isha'.
I say: The Maghrib prayer is not valid; because he intended it to be 'Isha'. So if, after remembering that he is praying Maghrib, he decides that he wants Maghrib and makes it Maghrib, it is not valid.Therefore: Maghrib is not valid now; because he did not intend it from the beginning. And 'Isha' is not valid because he moved away from it, meaning he invalidated it. So he must repeat Maghrib first, then 'Isha'.