A man joined the imam in the eclipse prayer without knowing about the eclipse, so he prayed thinking it was the Fajr prayer; what should he do?
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The questioner : He says: May the Shaykh be respected, a man joined the imam in the eclipse prayer without knowing about the eclipse, so he prayed thinking it was the Fajr prayer; what should he do? Is this prayer sufficient for him, or must he repeat it?
The Shaykh : As for if that was before the dawn appeared, because some people saw the eclipse about a third of an hour before dawn and prayed, then if it was before the dawn appeared, his prayer is not valid, meaning it does not count as the obligatory prayer. It is better for him to cut it off, meaning he should cut off the Fajr prayer he intended and join the imam in the eclipse prayer. But if that was after the dawn appeared, as is the case with most people who prayed after the dawn appeared, then if he joined them thinking it was Fajr and then it became clear to him that it was the eclipse prayer, he should intend to separate from the imam and complete it as the Fajr prayer. An example of this is: he joined him while he was reciting, then he bowed the first bowing. When he stood up, he began the recitation. This latecomer will know that this is the eclipse prayer, and he had intended Fajr. We say: Now, intend to separate, intend to separate and complete it as the Fajr prayer, then join the imam in the remainder of the eclipse prayer. Yes.
The summary now is: If the imam had started the eclipse prayer before the time entered, and this man joined with the intention of Fajr, what do we tell him if he learns that it is the eclipse prayer? We say: Cut off the intention, because it is not possible to build the eclipse prayer upon the obligatory prayer. Cut off the intention now and join the imam anew. If that was after the dawn appeared and you know that this is the eclipse prayer, intend to separate and do not cut off the prayer. Intend to separate and do not cut off the prayer. Intend to separate and complete it as the Fajr prayer, then join the imam in the remainder of the eclipse prayer. Yes.
The Shaykh : As for if that was before the dawn appeared, because some people saw the eclipse about a third of an hour before dawn and prayed, then if it was before the dawn appeared, his prayer is not valid, meaning it does not count as the obligatory prayer. It is better for him to cut it off, meaning he should cut off the Fajr prayer he intended and join the imam in the eclipse prayer. But if that was after the dawn appeared, as is the case with most people who prayed after the dawn appeared, then if he joined them thinking it was Fajr and then it became clear to him that it was the eclipse prayer, he should intend to separate from the imam and complete it as the Fajr prayer. An example of this is: he joined him while he was reciting, then he bowed the first bowing. When he stood up, he began the recitation. This latecomer will know that this is the eclipse prayer, and he had intended Fajr. We say: Now, intend to separate, intend to separate and complete it as the Fajr prayer, then join the imam in the remainder of the eclipse prayer. Yes.
The summary now is: If the imam had started the eclipse prayer before the time entered, and this man joined with the intention of Fajr, what do we tell him if he learns that it is the eclipse prayer? We say: Cut off the intention, because it is not possible to build the eclipse prayer upon the obligatory prayer. Cut off the intention now and join the imam anew. If that was after the dawn appeared and you know that this is the eclipse prayer, intend to separate and do not cut off the prayer. Intend to separate and do not cut off the prayer. Intend to separate and complete it as the Fajr prayer, then join the imam in the remainder of the eclipse prayer. Yes.