How does one pray if he enters the mosque and has not prayed Maghrib, while the imam is praying 'Isha'?
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The questioner : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. Your Eminence, regarding the prayer of the traveler with the resident, in terms of order, for example, if he enters with him in the latter prayer while he is in the state of Maghrib prayer, so that 'Isha is performed before Maghrib because he entered with the imam, what is the ruling?
The Shaykh : The ruling is not as you said. If a person comes and the imam is in the prayer of 'Isha, and he has not prayed the Maghrib prayer, and he enters with the imam intending Maghrib, let him continue with the imam.
The questioner : Meaning, with the prayer of the latter?
The Shaykh : The imam is praying the latter prayer, and the follower is praying Maghrib. He continues with him. When the follower completes three rak'ahs, he sits, recites the tashahhud, and says the taslim, then he joins the imam in the remainder of the 'Isha prayer. This is if he entered with the imam from the beginning of the prayer.
As for if he entered with the imam in the second rak'ah, there is no problem. If he entered with the imam in the second rak'ah and intended Maghrib, let him continue with the imam and say the taslim with him, and there is no problem. Do you understand?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : There remains the issue of the tashahhud. What is the problem with the tashahhud? The tashahhud is missed even in the Zuhr prayer. If you enter with the imam in the Zuhr prayer in the second rak'ah, you will perform the tashahhud in your first rak'ah and leave the tashahhud in your second rak'ah, meaning the imam will stand up for the fourth rak'ah.
The questioner : Some of the brothers, may Allah reward you with good, issue a fatwa that one enters with the imam in the prayer of the latter and delays the Maghrib prayer until after the latter?
The Shaykh : Yes, some scholars hold this view: that you enter with the imam with the intention of the imam, meaning with the intention of 'Isha, and when you finish, you pray Maghrib.
The questioner : And what is the stronger position, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : The stronger position is the first one, for the sake of order.
The questioner : Meaning, this is the more cautious approach for people.
The Shaykh : Yes.
Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. Your Eminence, regarding the prayer of the traveler with the resident, in terms of order, for example, if he enters with him in the latter prayer while he is in the state of Maghrib prayer, so that 'Isha is performed before Maghrib because he entered with the imam, what is the ruling?
The Shaykh : The ruling is not as you said. If a person comes and the imam is in the prayer of 'Isha, and he has not prayed the Maghrib prayer, and he enters with the imam intending Maghrib, let him continue with the imam.
The questioner : Meaning, with the prayer of the latter?
The Shaykh : The imam is praying the latter prayer, and the follower is praying Maghrib. He continues with him. When the follower completes three rak'ahs, he sits, recites the tashahhud, and says the taslim, then he joins the imam in the remainder of the 'Isha prayer. This is if he entered with the imam from the beginning of the prayer.
As for if he entered with the imam in the second rak'ah, there is no problem. If he entered with the imam in the second rak'ah and intended Maghrib, let him continue with the imam and say the taslim with him, and there is no problem. Do you understand?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : There remains the issue of the tashahhud. What is the problem with the tashahhud? The tashahhud is missed even in the Zuhr prayer. If you enter with the imam in the Zuhr prayer in the second rak'ah, you will perform the tashahhud in your first rak'ah and leave the tashahhud in your second rak'ah, meaning the imam will stand up for the fourth rak'ah.
The questioner : Some of the brothers, may Allah reward you with good, issue a fatwa that one enters with the imam in the prayer of the latter and delays the Maghrib prayer until after the latter?
The Shaykh : Yes, some scholars hold this view: that you enter with the imam with the intention of the imam, meaning with the intention of 'Isha, and when you finish, you pray Maghrib.
The questioner : And what is the stronger position, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : The stronger position is the first one, for the sake of order.
The questioner : Meaning, this is the more cautious approach for people.
The Shaykh : Yes.