A man led the people in the 'Isha' prayer while intending his prayer to be Maghrib, and he concluded the prayer in the third rak'ah despite the ma'mums' tasbih for him, and he was fully resolved on the intention of Maghrib
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The questioner : A man led the people in the 'Isha' prayer while intending his prayer to be Maghrib, and he concluded the prayer in the third rak'ah despite the ma'mums' tasbih for him, and he was fully resolved on the intention of Maghrib. What is the ruling on his prayer? Does he perform a rak'ah or repeat the prayer? And what is the ruling on the prayer of the ma'mums?
The Shaykh : Did you understand the question?
A man came to the 'Isha' prayer, but he entered thinking it was the Maghrib prayer. And there is a difference between Maghrib and 'Isha'. How many rak'ahs is 'Isha'?
The student: Four rak'ahs.
The Shaykh : Four rak'ahs, and Maghrib?
The student: Three.
The Shaykh : Three rak'ahs.
This man sat in the third rak'ah and said the taslim, while the ma'mums were saying tasbih for him, saying tasbih so that he would stand for the fourth, but he insisted and said the taslim. When he said the taslim, they said to him: Did you pray three? He said: I intended Maghrib. So does he stand and perform a rak'ah and prostrate for forgetfulness? Or what does he do? This is the question.
We say: It does not benefit him to perform a rak'ah; rather, he must repeat the prayer from the beginning.
As for the ma'mums behind him, they perform a rak'ah and their prayer is complete, because they intended the 'Isha' prayer, so they complete it, and their prayer is valid.
As for him, he must repeat the prayer from the beginning.
If someone asks: What do you say if he intended the 'Isha' prayer and said the taslim from three, and then they alerted him? Does he perform a rak'ah or restart the prayer?
We say: He performs a rak'ah, completes it, and says the taslim, then he prostrates for forgetfulness after the taslim.
If you ask: What is the difference? We say: The difference is apparent, because the first one said the taslim from three on the basis that the prayer is complete with three. As for this one, he said the taslim from three on the basis that the prayer is four...
So he performs the fourth and performs the prostration for forgetfulness after the taslim.
Likewise, if he was praying Zuhr and the Zuhr prayer slipped from his mind, and he intended Fajr, and he said the takbir for entering prayer thinking it was Fajr, and he said the taslim from two rak'ahs, and it was said to him: You said the taslim from two rak'ahs, and you have two rak'ahs remaining, and he said: I intended it to be Fajr. So does he complete it with two rak'ahs?
No, but if he intended it to be Zuhr and said the taslim from two rak'ahs forgetting, and they reminded him, does he complete it?
Yes, he completes two rak'ahs and prostrates for forgetfulness after the taslim, because there is a difference between one who says the taslim from two rak'ahs on the basis that the prayer is originally two rak'ahs, and one who says the taslim from two rak'ahs on the basis that the prayer is four, but he thought he had prayed four.
The Shaykh : Did you understand the question?
A man came to the 'Isha' prayer, but he entered thinking it was the Maghrib prayer. And there is a difference between Maghrib and 'Isha'. How many rak'ahs is 'Isha'?
The student: Four rak'ahs.
The Shaykh : Four rak'ahs, and Maghrib?
The student: Three.
The Shaykh : Three rak'ahs.
This man sat in the third rak'ah and said the taslim, while the ma'mums were saying tasbih for him, saying tasbih so that he would stand for the fourth, but he insisted and said the taslim. When he said the taslim, they said to him: Did you pray three? He said: I intended Maghrib. So does he stand and perform a rak'ah and prostrate for forgetfulness? Or what does he do? This is the question.
We say: It does not benefit him to perform a rak'ah; rather, he must repeat the prayer from the beginning.
As for the ma'mums behind him, they perform a rak'ah and their prayer is complete, because they intended the 'Isha' prayer, so they complete it, and their prayer is valid.
As for him, he must repeat the prayer from the beginning.
If someone asks: What do you say if he intended the 'Isha' prayer and said the taslim from three, and then they alerted him? Does he perform a rak'ah or restart the prayer?
We say: He performs a rak'ah, completes it, and says the taslim, then he prostrates for forgetfulness after the taslim.
If you ask: What is the difference? We say: The difference is apparent, because the first one said the taslim from three on the basis that the prayer is complete with three. As for this one, he said the taslim from three on the basis that the prayer is four...
So he performs the fourth and performs the prostration for forgetfulness after the taslim.
Likewise, if he was praying Zuhr and the Zuhr prayer slipped from his mind, and he intended Fajr, and he said the takbir for entering prayer thinking it was Fajr, and he said the taslim from two rak'ahs, and it was said to him: You said the taslim from two rak'ahs, and you have two rak'ahs remaining, and he said: I intended it to be Fajr. So does he complete it with two rak'ahs?
No, but if he intended it to be Zuhr and said the taslim from two rak'ahs forgetting, and they reminded him, does he complete it?
Yes, he completes two rak'ahs and prostrates for forgetfulness after the taslim, because there is a difference between one who says the taslim from two rak'ahs on the basis that the prayer is originally two rak'ahs, and one who says the taslim from two rak'ahs on the basis that the prayer is four, but he thought he had prayed four.