A man woke up from sleep at the time of 'Asr and thought that the imam had already prayed, so he performed wudu' and prayed in his house, then it became clear to him that the congregation had not yet prayed
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The questioner : May the Shaykh be respected, for example, a person slept during the time of Zuhr. When he woke up from his sleep, he thought that the 'Asr prayer had ended, so he prayed at home. Then he learned that the 'Asr prayer had not ended. In this case, does he go and pray in the mosque?
The Shaykh : This person says: He woke up and thought that the people had already prayed 'Asr, so he prayed Zuhr and not 'Asr?
The student : No, he prayed 'Asr.
The Shaykh : 'Asr, then it became clear to him that the people had not prayed. In this case, he is not required to go to the mosque and pray with the people, because he has performed the prayer and his conscience is clear.
The Shaykh : This person says: He woke up and thought that the people had already prayed 'Asr, so he prayed Zuhr and not 'Asr?
The student : No, he prayed 'Asr.
The Shaykh : 'Asr, then it became clear to him that the people had not prayed. In this case, he is not required to go to the mosque and pray with the people, because he has performed the prayer and his conscience is clear.