What is the ruling on one who prayed 'Isha' and then remembered that he had prayed Maghrib without being in a state of ritual purity, and that his wiping over his socks had ended, so he prayed 'Isha' and then prayed Maghrib?
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The questioner : O Shaykh, may Allah reward you: A man prayed Maghrib, and when it was time for 'Isha' prayer, he remembered that his wiping over his socks had ended with the Maghrib prayer; he had prayed Maghrib without being in a state of ritual purity.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : So when the second call for 'Isha' prayer was made, he remembered that the wiping had ended. He prayed 'Isha', and after the 'Isha' prayer, he prayed Maghrib. Is his action valid?
The Shaykh : But did he perform the ablution for Maghrib completely?
The questioner : Yes, he performed the ablution.
The Shaykh : Before 'Isha', you mean.
The questioner : Yes, he performed the ablution, and he prayed Maghrib after the 'Isha' prayer. As for what has passed, there is no harm; he does not have to repeat what has passed, because the most that can be said is that he began 'Isha' before Maghrib thinking that this was permissible, and there is no harm in that. But in the future, if you enter the mosque and you have not yet prayed Maghrib while the people are praying 'Isha', intend Maghrib. Intend Maghrib, and then if you entered in the first rak'ah, when the imam stands for the fourth rak'ah, you sit down, recite the tashahhud, and say the closing salam, then you stand up and pray with the imam the remainder of the 'Isha' prayer.
And if you entered with him in the second rak'ah, you say the salam with him, because you have prayed three rak'ahs. And if you entered with him in the third rak'ah, you make up one rak'ah. Yes.
The questioner : You mean the prayer is invalid?
The Shaykh : The question that just occurred?
The questioner : Yes, I do.
The Shaykh : I told you there is no harm; his prayer is valid, because the most that can be said is that he offered 'Isha' before Maghrib out of ignorance, and this does not harm. But our discussion is about the future: If you come and the people are praying 'Isha', do I enter with the intention of 'Isha', or do I pray Maghrib alone and then enter with them with the intention of 'Isha', or do I enter with them with the intention of Maghrib?
We say: Enter with them with the intention of Maghrib. And as you heard, if he enters in the first rak'ah, what does he do? When the imam stands for the fourth rak'ah, he sits down, recites the tashahhud, and says the salam, then he stands up and prays with the imam the remainder of the 'Isha' prayer. And if he enters in the second rak'ah?
The student: He says the salam with the imam.
The Shaykh : He says the salam with the imam, because he has completed three rak'ahs. And if he enters in the third rak'ah, he makes up one rak'ah. And if he enters in the fourth rak'ah, he makes up two rak'ahs.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : So when the second call for 'Isha' prayer was made, he remembered that the wiping had ended. He prayed 'Isha', and after the 'Isha' prayer, he prayed Maghrib. Is his action valid?
The Shaykh : But did he perform the ablution for Maghrib completely?
The questioner : Yes, he performed the ablution.
The Shaykh : Before 'Isha', you mean.
The questioner : Yes, he performed the ablution, and he prayed Maghrib after the 'Isha' prayer. As for what has passed, there is no harm; he does not have to repeat what has passed, because the most that can be said is that he began 'Isha' before Maghrib thinking that this was permissible, and there is no harm in that. But in the future, if you enter the mosque and you have not yet prayed Maghrib while the people are praying 'Isha', intend Maghrib. Intend Maghrib, and then if you entered in the first rak'ah, when the imam stands for the fourth rak'ah, you sit down, recite the tashahhud, and say the closing salam, then you stand up and pray with the imam the remainder of the 'Isha' prayer.
And if you entered with him in the second rak'ah, you say the salam with him, because you have prayed three rak'ahs. And if you entered with him in the third rak'ah, you make up one rak'ah. Yes.
The questioner : You mean the prayer is invalid?
The Shaykh : The question that just occurred?
The questioner : Yes, I do.
The Shaykh : I told you there is no harm; his prayer is valid, because the most that can be said is that he offered 'Isha' before Maghrib out of ignorance, and this does not harm. But our discussion is about the future: If you come and the people are praying 'Isha', do I enter with the intention of 'Isha', or do I pray Maghrib alone and then enter with them with the intention of 'Isha', or do I enter with them with the intention of Maghrib?
We say: Enter with them with the intention of Maghrib. And as you heard, if he enters in the first rak'ah, what does he do? When the imam stands for the fourth rak'ah, he sits down, recites the tashahhud, and says the salam, then he stands up and prays with the imam the remainder of the 'Isha' prayer. And if he enters in the second rak'ah?
The student: He says the salam with the imam.
The Shaykh : He says the salam with the imam, because he has completed three rak'ahs. And if he enters in the third rak'ah, he makes up one rak'ah. And if he enters in the fourth rak'ah, he makes up two rak'ahs.