The ruling on a traveler shortening the prayer behind a resident
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A man prayed the 'Asr prayer, and then two men came behind him. They prayed with him while he was completing the 'Asr prayer. When he stood up from the first tashahhud, the two men sat down until he completed the two rak'ahs, then he said the taslim and they said the taslim with him. What is the ruling on their prayer?The Shaykh: That is, they are travelers.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: Their prayer is not valid.And tell them: They must repeat the prayer, because if a traveler prays behind someone who is completing the prayer, he is required to complete it. The evidence is the statement of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family): "The imam is appointed to be followed, so do not differ with him." Here, they differed with the imam without an excuse. Therefore, they must repeat the prayer. Let them know that if a traveler catches up with a rak'ah of the one who is praying four rak'ahs or fewer, even if it is in the final tashahhud, he is required to complete the prayer. This is due to the generality of the statement of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family): "Pray what you catch up with, and complete what you missed."
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: Their prayer is not valid.And tell them: They must repeat the prayer, because if a traveler prays behind someone who is completing the prayer, he is required to complete it. The evidence is the statement of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family): "The imam is appointed to be followed, so do not differ with him." Here, they differed with the imam without an excuse. Therefore, they must repeat the prayer. Let them know that if a traveler catches up with a rak'ah of the one who is praying four rak'ahs or fewer, even if it is in the final tashahhud, he is required to complete the prayer. This is due to the generality of the statement of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family): "Pray what you catch up with, and complete what you missed."