A traveling man prayed Maghrib, then combined 'Isha' with it half an hour later
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you. This questioner says: A traveler prayed Maghrib in its time, then half an hour before the time of 'Isha' entered, he stood up and prayed 'Isha' shortened. What is the ruling on his action?
The Shaykh:
That is a mistake. This is not combining. Combining requires the two prayers to be close together, with nothing between them except the time for a light ablution, or setting up camp, or something similar. A long interval invalidates the combining. Continuity is a condition for combining. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
The questioner:
This questioner says: What is your advice, O Shaykh, for students of knowledge?
The Shaykh:
And what is the question?
The questioner:
He says: What is the first one?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
He says: May Allah keep you safe. A traveler prayed Maghrib in its time, then half an hour before the time of 'Isha' entered, he prayed 'Isha' shortened. What is the ruling on his action?
The Shaykh:
Yes, he does not combine. This is not combining. He should delay it until its time enters and pray it. He should pray 'Isha' in its time because he missed the combining. Yes.
May Allah reward you. This questioner says: A traveler prayed Maghrib in its time, then half an hour before the time of 'Isha' entered, he stood up and prayed 'Isha' shortened. What is the ruling on his action?
The Shaykh:
That is a mistake. This is not combining. Combining requires the two prayers to be close together, with nothing between them except the time for a light ablution, or setting up camp, or something similar. A long interval invalidates the combining. Continuity is a condition for combining. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
The questioner:
This questioner says: What is your advice, O Shaykh, for students of knowledge?
The Shaykh:
And what is the question?
The questioner:
He says: What is the first one?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
He says: May Allah keep you safe. A traveler prayed Maghrib in its time, then half an hour before the time of 'Isha' entered, he prayed 'Isha' shortened. What is the ruling on his action?
The Shaykh:
Yes, he does not combine. This is not combining. He should delay it until its time enters and pray it. He should pray 'Isha' in its time because he missed the combining. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/2616] رجل مسافر صلى المغرب ثم جمع العشاء بعدها بنصف ساعة - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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