If the imam combines the Maghrib and 'Isha' prayers, and a person enters and catches him while he is praying 'Isha', and he joins him with the intention of Maghrib, thinking that he is in the Maghrib prayer, does he...
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The questioner : Let us suppose that the imam is praying the Maghrib and 'Isha' prayers combined?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And a worshipper enters thinking that the imam is in Maghrib, and there is no combining, so he starts with him in 'Isha'. Does he complete four, or does he say the closing salam after three?
The Shaykh : He says the closing salam after three.
The questioner : Does he separate from the imam?
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The questioner : Is that after that?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And a worshipper enters thinking that the imam is in Maghrib, and there is no combining, so he starts with him in 'Isha'. Does he complete four, or does he say the closing salam after three?
The Shaykh : He says the closing salam after three.
The questioner : Does he separate from the imam?
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The questioner : Is that after that?