The ruling on one who disagrees with his imam in combining the 'Isha' prayer with the Maghrib prayer due to rain
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If the imam combines the 'Isha' prayer with the Maghrib prayer because of the rain, and some people in the mosque disagree with him, is it permissible for them to leave the mosque and not pray the 'Isha' prayer with him, or are they required to combine the prayers with him and not disagree?
Answer:
It is better not to disagree; it is better for the word to be united and for there to be agreement. This is a permissible matter, praise be to Allah. However, if he becomes stubborn in his opinion and leaves the mosque, he should not sit except in prayer.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If the imam combines the 'Isha' prayer with the Maghrib prayer because of the rain, and some people in the mosque disagree with him, is it permissible for them to leave the mosque and not pray the 'Isha' prayer with him, or are they required to combine the prayers with him and not disagree?
Answer:
It is better not to disagree; it is better for the word to be united and for there to be agreement. This is a permissible matter, praise be to Allah. However, if he becomes stubborn in his opinion and leaves the mosque, he should not sit except in prayer.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 141/86 شرح زاد المستقنع/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (54:31)
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