A man who did not pray Maghrib and found the imam praying 'Isha: does he pray Maghrib first or 'Isha?
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The questioner : Praise be to Allah, and blessings and peace be upon the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).
A man entered the mosque while traveling or residing, and due to circumstances, he did not catch the Maghrib prayer. Does he pray 'Isha first, or does he start with Maghrib?
The Shaykh : The people are praying 'Isha, and he has not prayed Maghrib?
The questioner : And he has not prayed Maghrib.
The Shaykh : We say: He enters with them with the intention of Maghrib. The man who entered the mosque and had not prayed Maghrib, and found that the people were praying 'Isha, we say: Enter with them with the intention of Maghrib, and there is no blame on him, because a difference in intention between the imam and the follower does not harm. It remains that we set a limit for the end of the answer: If you enter in the second rak'ah, say the closing salam with the imam, because you will have prayed three rak'ahs. In the third rak'ah, when he says the salam, you come up with one rak'ah. In the first rak'ah, when the imam stands for the fourth, you sit, recite the tashahhud, and say the salam, then enter with him in the remainder of the 'Isha prayer.
A man entered the mosque while traveling or residing, and due to circumstances, he did not catch the Maghrib prayer. Does he pray 'Isha first, or does he start with Maghrib?
The Shaykh : The people are praying 'Isha, and he has not prayed Maghrib?
The questioner : And he has not prayed Maghrib.
The Shaykh : We say: He enters with them with the intention of Maghrib. The man who entered the mosque and had not prayed Maghrib, and found that the people were praying 'Isha, we say: Enter with them with the intention of Maghrib, and there is no blame on him, because a difference in intention between the imam and the follower does not harm. It remains that we set a limit for the end of the answer: If you enter in the second rak'ah, say the closing salam with the imam, because you will have prayed three rak'ahs. In the third rak'ah, when he says the salam, you come up with one rak'ah. In the first rak'ah, when the imam stands for the fourth, you sit, recite the tashahhud, and say the salam, then enter with him in the remainder of the 'Isha prayer.