A woman asks: I arrived in Makkah on Wednesday and shortened the four-rak'ah prayer by sitting down when the imam stood for the third rak'ah and reciting the tashahhud.
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The questioner : A woman asks: I arrived in Makkah on Wednesday and shortened the four-rak'ah prayer by sitting down when the imam stood for the third rak'ah and reciting the tashahhud, and I said the taslim before the imam finished. What is the ruling?
The Shaykh : Yes, it is obligatory for this questioner to repeat the Zuhr prayer with four rak'ahs, because if a traveler prays behind an imam who completes the prayer, he must complete it, whether he caught the prayer from the beginning or the end. So this questioner must repeat the Zuhr prayer now, because it remains a debt in her liability, and she must repeat it with four rak'ahs. Yes.
The questioner : He says: You mentioned.
The Shaykh : Did you understand the rule now?
If a traveler prays behind someone who completes the prayer, he is obligated to complete it, whether he caught the prayer from the beginning or the end. Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, it is obligatory for this questioner to repeat the Zuhr prayer with four rak'ahs, because if a traveler prays behind an imam who completes the prayer, he must complete it, whether he caught the prayer from the beginning or the end. So this questioner must repeat the Zuhr prayer now, because it remains a debt in her liability, and she must repeat it with four rak'ahs. Yes.
The questioner : He says: You mentioned.
The Shaykh : Did you understand the rule now?
If a traveler prays behind someone who completes the prayer, he is obligated to complete it, whether he caught the prayer from the beginning or the end. Yes.