A man who did not pray the midday prayer and joined an imam who is praying the afternoon prayer: what should he do?
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The questioner : Your Eminence, for example, if the time for the afternoon prayer has entered and we have not prayed the midday prayer, do we pray the afternoon prayer with the intention of the midday prayer, or how do we do it?
The Shaykh : Do you mean you entered the mosque?
The questioner : Yes, we entered the mosque.
The Shaykh : And they are praying the afternoon prayer, while you have not prayed the midday prayer?
The questioner : We have not prayed the midday prayer.
The Shaykh : Yes, join them with the intention of the midday prayer. For every person, it is what they intend. You have what you intended, and the imam has what he intended. Then, when the prayer ends, pray the afternoon prayer.
The Shaykh : Do you mean you entered the mosque?
The questioner : Yes, we entered the mosque.
The Shaykh : And they are praying the afternoon prayer, while you have not prayed the midday prayer?
The questioner : We have not prayed the midday prayer.
The Shaykh : Yes, join them with the intention of the midday prayer. For every person, it is what they intend. You have what you intended, and the imam has what he intended. Then, when the prayer ends, pray the afternoon prayer.