A woman performed 'Umrah and was unable to shorten her hair after sa'y, then she traveled to Jeddah and was unsure whether she had applied perfume or not, and then she shortened her hair afterwards. What is required of her?
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The questioner : If a person is traveling and finds a group praying 'Isha', should he pray 'Isha with them and then pray Maghrib afterwards?
The Shaykh : The correct view is that he prays Maghrib with them, entering with the intention of Maghrib even if they are praying 'Isha. If he joins them in the first rak'ah, when the imam stands for the fourth rak'ah, he sits, recites the tashahhud, and says the taslim.
Praying alone here is permissible due to the excuse, because it is not possible for him to stand for the fourth rak'ah while he is in the Maghrib prayer. He says the taslim, then joins the imam for the remainder of the 'Isha prayer. If he had joined him in the second rak'ah, he says the taslim with the imam. If he joined in the third rak'ah, he performs one rak'ah after the imam's taslim. This is the stronger opinion in this issue.
Some scholars said: He enters with them with the intention of 'Isha, and when he finishes, he prays Maghrib. This results in the loss of the proper order.
Some scholars said: Rather, he prays Maghrib alone, then joins them for the remainder of the 'Isha prayer. This results in the existence of two congregations in one mosque, if this man is with others and they pray as a congregation, or it results in a person separating from the congregation of the Muslims. All of this is not desirable in the Shari'ah. The best opinion in this issue is what I mentioned first.
This issue does not occur only for travelers, but it also occurs in the combination of prayers due to rain. For example, a person may come for the combination due to rain while they are praying 'Isha and he has not prayed Maghrib. We tell him: Enter with them with the intention of Maghrib and do what you have heard. Yes?
The questioner : Your Eminence, may Allah preserve you, this woman went with her family to perform 'Umrah, but she was unable to shorten her hair after sa'y. She went to Jeddah with her family, changed her clothes, and was unsure whether she had applied perfume or not, and then she shortened her hair afterwards?
The Shaykh : We say: This woman owes nothing, because she did not commit any of the prohibitions of ihram. Since you said that she was unsure whether she had applied perfume or not, the original state is the purity of the conscience and the absence of perfume. Shortening the hair or shaving it has no specific place; it is permissible in any place, in Makkah or in another country. But if he does not shave or shorten his hair, the prohibitions of ihram remain upon him as long as he remains in that state.
The Shaykh : The correct view is that he prays Maghrib with them, entering with the intention of Maghrib even if they are praying 'Isha. If he joins them in the first rak'ah, when the imam stands for the fourth rak'ah, he sits, recites the tashahhud, and says the taslim.
Praying alone here is permissible due to the excuse, because it is not possible for him to stand for the fourth rak'ah while he is in the Maghrib prayer. He says the taslim, then joins the imam for the remainder of the 'Isha prayer. If he had joined him in the second rak'ah, he says the taslim with the imam. If he joined in the third rak'ah, he performs one rak'ah after the imam's taslim. This is the stronger opinion in this issue.
Some scholars said: He enters with them with the intention of 'Isha, and when he finishes, he prays Maghrib. This results in the loss of the proper order.
Some scholars said: Rather, he prays Maghrib alone, then joins them for the remainder of the 'Isha prayer. This results in the existence of two congregations in one mosque, if this man is with others and they pray as a congregation, or it results in a person separating from the congregation of the Muslims. All of this is not desirable in the Shari'ah. The best opinion in this issue is what I mentioned first.
This issue does not occur only for travelers, but it also occurs in the combination of prayers due to rain. For example, a person may come for the combination due to rain while they are praying 'Isha and he has not prayed Maghrib. We tell him: Enter with them with the intention of Maghrib and do what you have heard. Yes?
The questioner : Your Eminence, may Allah preserve you, this woman went with her family to perform 'Umrah, but she was unable to shorten her hair after sa'y. She went to Jeddah with her family, changed her clothes, and was unsure whether she had applied perfume or not, and then she shortened her hair afterwards?
The Shaykh : We say: This woman owes nothing, because she did not commit any of the prohibitions of ihram. Since you said that she was unsure whether she had applied perfume or not, the original state is the purity of the conscience and the absence of perfume. Shortening the hair or shaving it has no specific place; it is permissible in any place, in Makkah or in another country. But if he does not shave or shorten his hair, the prohibitions of ihram remain upon him as long as he remains in that state.