If a person enters the mosque and finds someone praying Maghrib, and he wants to give him charity, does he add a rak'ah or does he pray only three rak'ahs with him?

The questioner : The honorable Shaykh, a person prayed Maghrib, and another person entered and wanted to give him charity, so he prayed with him. After the prayer, one of the brothers told him, "You must come with a rak'ah, because you prayed an odd-numbered prayer during the day?"

The Shaykh : Yes, the correct view is that he does not come with a rak'ah. This is because this prayer is a repetition of the Maghrib prayer, not an independent prayer. For this reason, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to the two men who missed the prayer with him in Fajr: He did not say, "Except for Maghrib, so make it even." Therefore, the important point is that when a person prays Maghrib as a repetition, he does not make it even; he prays it as three rak'ahs. Yes.