Performing Dhuhr Salah behind someone performing Asr Salah

I am a Ḥanafī, and I prayed behind a congregation at university with the intention of Dhuhr Ṣalāh. Later, I realised they were performing ʿAṣr Ṣalāh. Do I have to repeat the Ṣalāh?

بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم

Answer:

Yes, you have to repeat the Ṣalāh because the Imam’s Ṣalāh must be the same for your obligation to be fulfilled.

قال القدوري في مختصره (ص ٣٠): ولا يصلي المفترض خلف المتنفل، ولا من يصلي فرضا خلف من يصلي فرضا آخر، ويصلي المتنفل خلف المفترض، انتهى. وقال العيني في البناية (٢/٣٦٤): ولا يصلي من يريد صلاة فرض مثلا صلاة الظهر خلف من يصلي فرضا آخر نحو من يصلي عصرا أو عشاء، انتهى۔

Allah knows best

Yusuf Shabbir

10 Jumādā al-Ūlā 1439 / 27 January 2018

Approved by: Mufti Shabbir Ahmed and Mufti Muhammad Tahir

This answer was collected from IslamicPortal.co.uk, which is a repository of Islamic Q&A, articles, books, and resources. Various schools write and oversee the answers, including Maulana Yusuf Shabbir, Mufti Shabbir Ahmed, and Mufti Muhammad Tahir. 

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