The ruling on delaying the 'Isha' prayer until the first third of the night, with the call to prayer being made for it in congregation?
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Question:
If the imam, the mu'adhdhin, and the congregation intend to pray the 'Isha' prayer in the first third of the night, is that permissible for them?
Answer:
Yes. If they choose to delay it, if they choose to delay it until the third of the night, and all of them choose it, with no one among them objecting, then there is nothing wrong with it. But if they are in a town where they make the call and disturb the people, the call that has already been made is sufficient, the call that has already been made, and they do not make the call in the third of the night, disturbing the people. As for if one person objects, or two, then it is not permissible for them to delay it; it is not permissible to delay it, rather they hasten the prayer.
If the imam, the mu'adhdhin, and the congregation intend to pray the 'Isha' prayer in the first third of the night, is that permissible for them?
Answer:
Yes. If they choose to delay it, if they choose to delay it until the third of the night, and all of them choose it, with no one among them objecting, then there is nothing wrong with it. But if they are in a town where they make the call and disturb the people, the call that has already been made is sufficient, the call that has already been made, and they do not make the call in the third of the night, disturbing the people. As for if one person objects, or two, then it is not permissible for them to delay it; it is not permissible to delay it, rather they hasten the prayer.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، حكم تأخير صلاة العشاء إلى الثلث الأول من الليل مع النداء لها في جماعة؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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