What is the ruling on the prayer of a man who entered the mosque and found that the imam had combined prayers, and he entered intending to pray Maghrib behind him?
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The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah.
The questioner : How are you, our Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, I am well.
The questioner : I love you for the sake of Allah, O our Shaykh.
The Shaykh : May Allah love you for the sake of which you loved me.
The questioner : We wanted to ask you this question, it is a bit important.
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner : It is a man who entered with the imam intending to pray Maghrib, while the imam was combining and praying 'Isha'.
The Shaykh : Wait, the questioner asked the same question!
The questioner : But he entered intending to pray Maghrib with the imam?
The Shaykh : The questioner asked the same question, are you the one or someone else?
The questioner : No, I am asking it for the first time now.
The Shaykh: All right, go ahead.
The questioner : So he entered intending to pray Maghrib.
The Shaykh : He entered intending to pray Maghrib while the imam is praying 'Isha.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: All right.
The questioner : After he prays three rak'ahs, does he say the taslim and separate from the imam? Or...
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Does he wait for the imam and say the taslim with him, waiting for the final tashahhud and saying the taslim with the imam?
The Shaykh : He intends to separate.
The questioner : He intends to separate from the imam!
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Is it permissible for him to separate from the imam?
The Shaykh : He says the taslim after three rak'ahs, then he stands up and intends to pray 'Isha behind the imam.
The questioner : Like that, meaning...
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you.
The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh: And upon you peace.
The questioner : How are you, our Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, I am well.
The questioner : I love you for the sake of Allah, O our Shaykh.
The Shaykh : May Allah love you for the sake of which you loved me.
The questioner : We wanted to ask you this question, it is a bit important.
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner : It is a man who entered with the imam intending to pray Maghrib, while the imam was combining and praying 'Isha'.
The Shaykh : Wait, the questioner asked the same question!
The questioner : But he entered intending to pray Maghrib with the imam?
The Shaykh : The questioner asked the same question, are you the one or someone else?
The questioner : No, I am asking it for the first time now.
The Shaykh: All right, go ahead.
The questioner : So he entered intending to pray Maghrib.
The Shaykh : He entered intending to pray Maghrib while the imam is praying 'Isha.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: All right.
The questioner : After he prays three rak'ahs, does he say the taslim and separate from the imam? Or...
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Does he wait for the imam and say the taslim with him, waiting for the final tashahhud and saying the taslim with the imam?
The Shaykh : He intends to separate.
The questioner : He intends to separate from the imam!
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Is it permissible for him to separate from the imam?
The Shaykh : He says the taslim after three rak'ahs, then he stands up and intends to pray 'Isha behind the imam.
The questioner : Like that, meaning...
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you.
The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh: And upon you peace.
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