Is the 'Isha prayer that I offered for the second time valid, knowing that I had previously prayed it as two rak'ahs, thinking it was 'Isha, and then completed it to four?
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The first 'Isha prayer is valid if it occurs after the entry of its time, and the second one becomes a supererogatory (nafilah) prayer. If the first prayer occurs before the entry of its time, it is not valid as an obligatory (fard) prayer but becomes a supererogatory one, and the prayer performed with the congregation then becomes the obligatory prayer.
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