I was traveling and shortened the Dhuhr prayer, and a man joined me who completed the prayer in the final tashahhud, and I thought he was praying Dhuhr. After I finished, he stood up, so I joined him with the intention of Asr, and I thought
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The questioner : Peace be upon you, and Allah's mercy and blessings. Praise be to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah.
The Shaykh : It is not necessary to have an introduction now.
The questioner : I was traveling to Riyadh and I was shortening the Dhuhr prayer. A man joined me, and, as Allah knows best, it became clear to me after I finished the prayer that he was completing the prayer, not shortening the Dhuhr prayer as I did, because he came in while I was in the final tashahhud. So when I finished Dhuhr, I joined him with the intention of Asr, and I believed he was praying shortened, and I intended Asr with the intention of two rak'ahs. Then it became clear that the man was completing, so I completed Asr with him.
The Shaykh : How do you pray with him while he is praying Dhuhr, and he is also a ma'mum behind you?
The questioner : This is the issue where I got confused.
The Shaykh : No mistake, it is a mistake on your part.
The questioner : We need clarification.
The Shaykh : The clarification now is that if you repeat your prayer, that is better. If you repeat it as four rak'ahs now, that is better. And do not get used to this thing, as long as the ma'mum behind you is praying Dhuhr, let him make it up, and when he has made up his prayer, you say, "We will pray Asr, you and I."
The questioner : Is he excused for ignorance in this, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : No, no, we might say the man is excused for ignorance in this issue, but since now he has only a short time left and he is asking people at the same time.
The questioner : Is it made up as shortened or not?
The Shaykh : No, it is made up as complete, because you entered as one who completes.
The questioner : If I make it up now here?
The Shaykh : Yes, make it up, make it up now here with us in this place.
The questioner : As shortened or not?
The Shaykh : No, as complete.
The questioner : Is this action not permissible?
The Shaykh : No, this action is not permissible. I say: make it up as complete now, because you are making up something that requires completion.
The questioner : And if I was in a state of travel first?
The Shaykh : But you joined this man who completed and you intended completion.
The questioner : I intended to complete the shortened prayer, then I changed the intention.
The Shaykh : In any case, pray four rak'ahs, it will not harm you, if Allah wills.
The questioner : If Allah wills, the Exalted.
The Shaykh : The issue is not a difficult one.
The Shaykh : It is not necessary to have an introduction now.
The questioner : I was traveling to Riyadh and I was shortening the Dhuhr prayer. A man joined me, and, as Allah knows best, it became clear to me after I finished the prayer that he was completing the prayer, not shortening the Dhuhr prayer as I did, because he came in while I was in the final tashahhud. So when I finished Dhuhr, I joined him with the intention of Asr, and I believed he was praying shortened, and I intended Asr with the intention of two rak'ahs. Then it became clear that the man was completing, so I completed Asr with him.
The Shaykh : How do you pray with him while he is praying Dhuhr, and he is also a ma'mum behind you?
The questioner : This is the issue where I got confused.
The Shaykh : No mistake, it is a mistake on your part.
The questioner : We need clarification.
The Shaykh : The clarification now is that if you repeat your prayer, that is better. If you repeat it as four rak'ahs now, that is better. And do not get used to this thing, as long as the ma'mum behind you is praying Dhuhr, let him make it up, and when he has made up his prayer, you say, "We will pray Asr, you and I."
The questioner : Is he excused for ignorance in this, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : No, no, we might say the man is excused for ignorance in this issue, but since now he has only a short time left and he is asking people at the same time.
The questioner : Is it made up as shortened or not?
The Shaykh : No, it is made up as complete, because you entered as one who completes.
The questioner : If I make it up now here?
The Shaykh : Yes, make it up, make it up now here with us in this place.
The questioner : As shortened or not?
The Shaykh : No, as complete.
The questioner : Is this action not permissible?
The Shaykh : No, this action is not permissible. I say: make it up as complete now, because you are making up something that requires completion.
The questioner : And if I was in a state of travel first?
The Shaykh : But you joined this man who completed and you intended completion.
The questioner : I intended to complete the shortened prayer, then I changed the intention.
The Shaykh : In any case, pray four rak'ahs, it will not harm you, if Allah wills.
The questioner : If Allah wills, the Exalted.
The Shaykh : The issue is not a difficult one.