What is the ruling on one who enters the Maghrib prayer with the intention of 'Isha'?
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The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : Peace be upon you.
O Shaykh, a traveler wants to combine the Maghrib and 'Isha prayers by delaying them, but when he entered the prayer, he forgot and entered with the intention of 'Isha?
The Shaykh : He entered the Maghrib, you mean?
The questioner : Yes, when he was in the third rak'ah, he remembered that he was praying Maghrib. Does this harm him?
The Shaykh : Yes, I say: This Maghrib prayer is not valid because he intended it to be 'Isha. So if he realized after remembering that he is praying Maghrib that he wants Maghrib and made it Maghrib, it would not be valid. Do you understand?
The questioner : Yes
The Shaykh : So, the Maghrib is not valid now. The Maghrib is not valid because he did not intend it from the beginning, and the 'Isha is also not valid because he abandoned it, invalidating it. So he must repeat the Maghrib first, then the 'Isha.
The questioner : Peace be upon you.
O Shaykh, a traveler wants to combine the Maghrib and 'Isha prayers by delaying them, but when he entered the prayer, he forgot and entered with the intention of 'Isha?
The Shaykh : He entered the Maghrib, you mean?
The questioner : Yes, when he was in the third rak'ah, he remembered that he was praying Maghrib. Does this harm him?
The Shaykh : Yes, I say: This Maghrib prayer is not valid because he intended it to be 'Isha. So if he realized after remembering that he is praying Maghrib that he wants Maghrib and made it Maghrib, it would not be valid. Do you understand?
The questioner : Yes
The Shaykh : So, the Maghrib is not valid now. The Maghrib is not valid because he did not intend it from the beginning, and the 'Isha is also not valid because he abandoned it, invalidating it. So he must repeat the Maghrib first, then the 'Isha.