Praying Isha (Nightfall Prayer) Behind Someone Praying Taraweeh 
(Ramadan Night Prayer)
Question

                If someone who has not performed Salaat-ul ‘Ishaa yet, arrives late at the mosque 
and finds that the congregation are performing Salaat-ut Taraaweeh, should he join 
them with the intention to perform Salaat-ul ‘Ishaa and then after continues with 
them performing Salaat-ut Taraaweeh or should he perform Salaat-ul ‘Ishaa first on 
his own and after that join the congregation for the rest of Salaat-ut Taraaweeh?
Praise be to Allah.He should join the congregation having made the intention to perform Salaat-ul ‘Ishaa. This is in 
accordance with the evidence in the Saheeh Hadeeth related by Mu‘aaz concerning the 
permissibility of performing of Salaat-ul Fard (an obligatory Salaat) whilst being led by someone 
who is performing a Nafl (voluntary) Salaat. This way would also create less disturbance which 
could be resulted if there were two Salaats being performed aloud (during the recitation of 
al-Qu’raan, for example) as is the case with Salaat-ul ‘Ishaa and Salaat-ut Taraaweeh.