What is the ruling on shortening the recitation in the Fajr prayer, since most of the congregation stay up at night and find it difficult to prolong the prayer?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says: In the present age, people have become accustomed to staying up at night. So when Fajr comes, they appear drowsy and lacking in energy. If the imam prolongs the prayer, it becomes difficult for them. So should that be taken into account and the prayer be shortened?
Answer:
What changes the Sunnah because people have reversed night and day, making the day into night and the night into day? The Sunnah is not changed for that reason; rather, the Sunnah must be adhered to.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says: In the present age, people have become accustomed to staying up at night. So when Fajr comes, they appear drowsy and lacking in energy. If the imam prolongs the prayer, it becomes difficult for them. So should that be taken into account and the prayer be shortened?
Answer:
What changes the Sunnah because people have reversed night and day, making the day into night and the night into day? The Sunnah is not changed for that reason; rather, the Sunnah must be adhered to.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [514 -582] ما حكم تخفيف القراءة في صلاة الفجر لأن غالب المأمومين يسهرون الليل ويشق عليهم التطويل؟ — youtube.com
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