How does one who arrives while the people are praying the night prayer perform the sunset prayer?
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A traveler arrived and found a person praying the 'Isha' prayer shortened. Should he join him with the intention of the Maghrib prayer and then perform a third rak'ah? And likewise, should he pray the Zuhr prayer behind someone who is praying the 'Asr prayer? May Allah reward you.
I want to clarify for you first the stronger opinion: If you come and you have not yet prayed the Maghrib and you find them praying the 'Isha', join them with the intention of the Maghrib, for every person has what he intends. Then, if you joined from the first rak'ah, you will complete your prayer before the imam stands for the fourth rak'ah; separate from him, recite the tashahhud, and say the taslim. Then join him in the remainder of your prayer. This is the strongest of the opinions.
The second opinion: You join him with the intention of the 'Isha', and when you finish, you pray the Maghrib. Here, you have missed the order for the sake of catching the congregation.
The third view: Do not join with the intention of the Maghrib or the intention of the 'Isha. Pray the Maghrib alone, then join them in the remainder of the 'Isha prayer.
But the first opinion is the strongest of the opinions. I only mentioned the opinions—and I do not like to mention opinions when there is a stronger one—so that you do not hear a fatwa that contradicts what we have deemed stronger.
I want to clarify for you first the stronger opinion: If you come and you have not yet prayed the Maghrib and you find them praying the 'Isha', join them with the intention of the Maghrib, for every person has what he intends. Then, if you joined from the first rak'ah, you will complete your prayer before the imam stands for the fourth rak'ah; separate from him, recite the tashahhud, and say the taslim. Then join him in the remainder of your prayer. This is the strongest of the opinions.
The second opinion: You join him with the intention of the 'Isha', and when you finish, you pray the Maghrib. Here, you have missed the order for the sake of catching the congregation.
The third view: Do not join with the intention of the Maghrib or the intention of the 'Isha. Pray the Maghrib alone, then join them in the remainder of the 'Isha prayer.
But the first opinion is the strongest of the opinions. I only mentioned the opinions—and I do not like to mention opinions when there is a stronger one—so that you do not hear a fatwa that contradicts what we have deemed stronger.