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Please note: this fatwa has been translated by artificial intelligence.
Praying Nafl Behind the Imam in Maghrib
Is it permissible for me to pray Maghrib as Nafl behind someone who is praying it as a Fard, and should I pray three rak'ahs or add an extra rak'ah to make it four?
Answer
I say, and with God's help: It is permissible to perform voluntary prayer behind him and to add one more rak'ah; so that the voluntary prayer becomes four. It is disliked to perform voluntary prayer behind the Maghrib imam; due to the separation after completing the third rak'ah to come with a fourth. And God knows best.
