Is it permissible for a worshipper to pray with an Imam who habitually combines prayers with the intention of it being a supererogatory prayer, and then to pray it again with the intention of it being an obligatory prayer at its prescribed time, and does this contradict the Imam's intention?
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The prayer of one performing a supererogatory prayer behind one performing an obligatory prayer is valid, according to the preponderant opinion. Your prayer behind the imam is valid with the intention of performing a supererogatory prayer. If the imam's prayer is not valid as an obligatory prayer due to the invalidity of combining prayers, it then becomes a supererogatory prayer. In this case, your prayer behind him is valid, as it is a supererogatory prayer behind another supererogatory prayer.
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