Is it valid to pray the Maghrib prayer behind a traveling imam who shortens the Maghrib prayer to two rak'ahs, or must it be re-prayed due to the imam's error?
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Maghrib prayer is not shortened, by consensus of the scholars. The prayer of the congregant is valid if he performs a third rak'ah for Maghrib after the Imam has made the . However, the prayer of the Imam for Maghrib, if he shortens it, is invalid.
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