If the imam combines the Maghrib and 'Isha' prayers due to light rain, and one of the worshippers does not see the combination as permissible, what is his ruling?
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The questioner : And if our Shaykh (may Allah preserve him), the imam, combines Maghrib and 'Isha' due to very brief rain, and some of those present see the combination, what should they do?
The Shaykh : He prays a voluntary prayer with them, praying with them as if it were a voluntary prayer, and then when the time for 'Isha' enters, he prays it in its time, if he does not see the permissibility of combining.
The questioner : And Allahu Akbar, because sometimes it is combined.
The Shaykh : He prays it individually, and if he hears the call from some of the mosques that did not combine, he goes and prays with them, unless there is rain or mud that permits him to leave the congregation.
The Shaykh : He prays a voluntary prayer with them, praying with them as if it were a voluntary prayer, and then when the time for 'Isha' enters, he prays it in its time, if he does not see the permissibility of combining.
The questioner : And Allahu Akbar, because sometimes it is combined.
The Shaykh : He prays it individually, and if he hears the call from some of the mosques that did not combine, he goes and prays with them, unless there is rain or mud that permits him to leave the congregation.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 2292 - إذا جمع الإمام صلاة المغرب والعشاء بسبب مطر خفيف وأحد المصلين لا يرى الجمع فما حكمه؟ — youtube.com
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