What is the ruling on combining the Maghrib and 'Isha' prayers for a person praying alone if he prays late in a mosque whose imam has combined the prayers due to rain?
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Question:
Is it permissible for a person praying alone to combine the Maghrib and 'Isha' prayers if he prays late in a mosque whose imam has combined the prayers due to rain?
Answer:
Based on what the jurists have stated, they say yes. Even if he prays in his home, he may combine, or in a mosque on his way, or under a covered walkway, he may combine, if the people have combined, because the dispensation (rukhsah) extends to the Muslims present. However, the Muslim should fear Allah the Exalted. If he did not attend the combined prayer, and he is in a secure place where no rain comes and nothing else comes, let him pray each prayer in its time, and there is no need to combine. But if he does combine, we do not say his prayer is invalid.
Is it permissible for a person praying alone to combine the Maghrib and 'Isha' prayers if he prays late in a mosque whose imam has combined the prayers due to rain?
Answer:
Based on what the jurists have stated, they say yes. Even if he prays in his home, he may combine, or in a mosque on his way, or under a covered walkway, he may combine, if the people have combined, because the dispensation (rukhsah) extends to the Muslims present. However, the Muslim should fear Allah the Exalted. If he did not attend the combined prayer, and he is in a secure place where no rain comes and nothing else comes, let him pray each prayer in its time, and there is no need to combine. But if he does combine, we do not say his prayer is invalid.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم الجمع بين المغرب والعشاء للمنفرد إذا صلى متأخرا في المسجد الذي قد جمع إمامه لأجل المطر؟ — youtube.com
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