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Is the prayer of one who intended a Sunnah prayer valid, and is he sinful, if another person followed him, thinking it was a Fard (obligatory) prayer, and that person completed the prayer without being informed of the leader's intention?

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The most sound and authoritative juristic opinion (fatwa) is that it is permissible for someone performing a fard (obligatory) prayer to be led by someone performing a nafila (supererogatory) prayer, or vice-versa. Consequently, the prayer of the person who prayed the fard behind you while you were praying a nafila is considered valid, and you bear no sin for it.

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