Ruling on joining an imam who is praying 'Isha' with the intention of Maghrib
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Question:
From 'Abd al-'Aziz ibn 'Abd Allah ibn Baz to the honorable brother R. H. Sh., may Allah preserve him.
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 1693 and dated 2/5/1407 AH, which states: If there is a combining of the Maghrib and 'Isha' prayers due to rain, and I joined the prayer, and 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 and then stood up to complete the last two rak'ahs of 'Isha', and I realized that this state 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 Maghrib, and then I pray 'Isha'?
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 is three rak'ahs and 'Isha' is four, and it becomes clear to me that the prayer is 'Isha' and I have not prayed Maghrib?
And when is combining permissible? Please inform us, may Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
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, if you intended it for Maghrib, according to the most correct opinion of the scholars. Likewise, one who prays Maghrib behind one who is praying 'Isha' and joins him from its beginning, he sits after the completion of the third rak'ah and does not follow the imam in the fourth. It is better that he waits for the imam until he says the taslim, then he says the taslim when the imam says it. May Allah guide everyone to what He is pleased with, for He is the All-Hearing, the Responsive.
From 'Abd al-'Aziz ibn 'Abd Allah ibn Baz to the honorable brother R. H. Sh., may Allah preserve him.
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 1693 and dated 2/5/1407 AH, which states: If there is a combining of the Maghrib and 'Isha' prayers due to rain, and I joined the prayer, and 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 and then stood up to complete the last two rak'ahs of 'Isha', and I realized that this state 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 Maghrib, and then I pray 'Isha'?
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 is three rak'ahs and 'Isha' is four, and it becomes clear to me that the prayer is 'Isha' and I have not prayed Maghrib?
And when is combining permissible? Please inform us, may Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
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, if you intended it for Maghrib, according to the most correct opinion of the scholars. Likewise, one who prays Maghrib behind one who is praying 'Isha' and joins him from its beginning, he sits after the completion of the third rak'ah and does not follow the imam in the fourth. It is better that he waits for the imam until he says the taslim, then he says the taslim when the imam says it. May Allah guide everyone to what He is pleased with, for He is the All-Hearing, the Responsive.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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