If a man enters the mosque and finds the people praying the 'Isha' prayer, and he has not yet prayed the Maghrib prayer, does he pray with them or not?
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The questioner : If a man enters the mosque and finds the people praying the 'Isha' prayer, and he has not yet prayed the Maghrib prayer, does he pray with them or not?
The Shaykh : Yes. The stronger opinion in this matter is that he joins them with the intention of Maghrib. If he missed the first rak'ah, he joins them in the second rak'ah and says the taslim with them, so he has prayed three rak'ahs while they have prayed four, and they have prayed four. If he joins them in the first rak'ah, he sits when the imam stands for the fourth rak'ah, recites the tashahhud, and says the taslim, then he stands with the imam for the remainder of the 'Isha' prayer. This is the strongest of the opinions in my view. It was also said: he joins them with the intention of 'Isha' and prioritizes it over Maghrib in order to obtain the congregation. It was also said: he prays Maghrib alone, then joins the imam for the remainder of the 'Isha' prayer. These are three opinions, and the strongest of them in my view is the first one. Yes.
The questioner : From his questions, he also says.
The questioner : If a man performs ghusl from janabah, does he have to repeat the wudu' or not, O honorable Shaykh?
The Shaykh : He does not repeat the wudu' as long as he has rinsed his mouth, sniffed water into his nose, and washed his entire body with the ghusl, for there is no wudu' required of him, by the saying of Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He):[Al-Ma'idah 5:6] And this is sufficient because the verse is in the context of standing up for prayer [Al-Ma'idah 5:6] up to His saying: [Al-Ma'idah 5:6] This indicates that the purification of the one in a state of janabah, meaning washing his entire body, is sufficient to remove the state of janabah. Yes.
The questioner : From the questions of this questioner from Algeria, he says, O honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes. The stronger opinion in this matter is that he joins them with the intention of Maghrib. If he missed the first rak'ah, he joins them in the second rak'ah and says the taslim with them, so he has prayed three rak'ahs while they have prayed four, and they have prayed four. If he joins them in the first rak'ah, he sits when the imam stands for the fourth rak'ah, recites the tashahhud, and says the taslim, then he stands with the imam for the remainder of the 'Isha' prayer. This is the strongest of the opinions in my view. It was also said: he joins them with the intention of 'Isha' and prioritizes it over Maghrib in order to obtain the congregation. It was also said: he prays Maghrib alone, then joins the imam for the remainder of the 'Isha' prayer. These are three opinions, and the strongest of them in my view is the first one. Yes.
The questioner : From his questions, he also says.
The questioner : If a man performs ghusl from janabah, does he have to repeat the wudu' or not, O honorable Shaykh?
The Shaykh : He does not repeat the wudu' as long as he has rinsed his mouth, sniffed water into his nose, and washed his entire body with the ghusl, for there is no wudu' required of him, by the saying of Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He):
And if you are in a state of janabah, then purify yourselves
وَإِنْ كُنْتُمْ جُنُبًا فَاطَّهَّرُواO you who have believed, when you rise to [perform] prayer, wash your faces and your forearms to the elbows
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ ءامَنُوا إِذَا قُمْتُمْ إِلَى الصَّلاةِ فَاغْسِلُوا وُجُوهَكُمْ وَأَيْدِيَكُمْ إِلَى الْمَرَافِقِAnd if you are in a state of janabah, then purify yourselves
وَإِنْ كُنْتُمْ جُنُبًا فَاطَّهَّرُواThe questioner : From the questions of this questioner from Algeria, he says, O honorable Shaykh.