Ruling on the prayer of one who prays Maghrib with one who is praying 'Isha'
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Q: From 'Abd al-'Aziz ibn 'Abd Allah ibn Baz to the honorable brother in Allah: R. H. Sh. May Allah keep him safe.
Peace be upon you, and Allah’s mercy and blessings, and after that:
I refer to your inquiry, registered with the Department of Scholarly Research and Ifta under number 1692 and dated 2/5/1407 AH, which reads:
If there is a combining of the Maghrib and 'Isha' prayers due to rain, and I joined the prayer while the imam was in the second loud rak'ah of the 'Isha' prayer, and I intended that the prayer I joined be Maghrib, then the imam sat for the first tashahhud, then stood up and completed the last two rak'ahs of 'Isha', and in this situation I realized that it was the 'Isha' prayer, and I had not joined the first loud rak'ah where Maghrib has two loud rak'ahs, does what I joined of the prayer suffice for the Maghrib prayer that I missed, and then I pray 'Isha'? And likewise, if I also joined the 'Isha' prayer from its beginning and I had not prayed Maghrib, when the imam stands for the fourth rak'ah of 'Isha', do I remain sitting, since Maghrib has three rak'ahs and 'Isha' has four, and it becomes clear to me that the prayer is 'Isha' and I have not prayed Maghrib? When is combining permissible? Please inform us, may Allah reward you with good.
A: I inform you that the three rak'ahs you caught up with the imam from the 'Isha' prayer suffice for the Maghrib prayer that you missed. Likewise, one who prays Maghrib behind one who is praying 'Isha' and joins him from the beginning, he sits after the completion of the third rak'ah and does not follow the imam in the fourth. It is better for him to wait for the imam until he says the taslim, and when the imam says the taslim, he says it after him. May Allah guide everyone to what He is pleased with, for He is the All-Hearing, the Responsive. And peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The General President
of the Departments of Scientific Research
and Ifta, Da'wah, and Guidance
Peace be upon you, and Allah’s mercy and blessings, and after that:
I refer to your inquiry, registered with the Department of Scholarly Research and Ifta under number 1692 and dated 2/5/1407 AH, which reads:
If there is a combining of the Maghrib and 'Isha' prayers due to rain, and I joined the prayer while the imam was in the second loud rak'ah of the 'Isha' prayer, and I intended that the prayer I joined be Maghrib, then the imam sat for the first tashahhud, then stood up and completed the last two rak'ahs of 'Isha', and in this situation I realized that it was the 'Isha' prayer, and I had not joined the first loud rak'ah where Maghrib has two loud rak'ahs, does what I joined of the prayer suffice for the Maghrib prayer that I missed, and then I pray 'Isha'? And likewise, if I also joined the 'Isha' prayer from its beginning and I had not prayed Maghrib, when the imam stands for the fourth rak'ah of 'Isha', do I remain sitting, since Maghrib has three rak'ahs and 'Isha' has four, and it becomes clear to me that the prayer is 'Isha' and I have not prayed Maghrib? When is combining permissible? Please inform us, may Allah reward you with good.
A: I inform you that the three rak'ahs you caught up with the imam from the 'Isha' prayer suffice for the Maghrib prayer that you missed. Likewise, one who prays Maghrib behind one who is praying 'Isha' and joins him from the beginning, he sits after the completion of the third rak'ah and does not follow the imam in the fourth. It is better for him to wait for the imam until he says the taslim, and when the imam says the taslim, he says it after him. May Allah guide everyone to what He is pleased with, for He is the All-Hearing, the Responsive. And peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The General President
of the Departments of Scientific Research
and Ifta, Da'wah, and Guidance
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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