Fatwa ID: 05228

Answered by: Alimah Fatima Begum

Question

When performing salah with the congregation, can we still only perform two if we’re performing 4 fardh of Zuhur, Asar, and Isha?

So, we don’t do go up in qiyam position with the Imam after the first 2 rakats, we just conclude our salah.

In the name of Allah the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful

Answer

If a traveler prays behind a non-traveler Imam in the salah time, praying behind him will be correct and he will pray the full four Rakat. (Nurul Idah, Page 141)

With regards to your question, it will not be permissible to only pray two rakaat. You will follow the imam for all four rakaat.

Only Allah knows best.

Written by Alimah Fatima Begum

Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah

Darul Ifta Birmingham