Which is more correct: delaying the iqamah until the heat has subsided, or leaving off this sunnah so that the people are not delayed?
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Question:
We are the imams of the mosques, and the Ministry has set a specific time for us between the adhan and the iqamah. Is it permissible for us to delay the iqamah until the heat subsides, or should we leave off the sunnah so that we do not delay the people?
Answer:
People do not take a midday nap nowadays. Delaying for the heat to subside was when people used to nap before Dhuhr. But now people do not nap, so the situation has changed. Pray as the Ministry has set for you, because everyone is at work and out of their homes. No one naps before Dhuhr nowadays, unless one is sick.
We are the imams of the mosques, and the Ministry has set a specific time for us between the adhan and the iqamah. Is it permissible for us to delay the iqamah until the heat subsides, or should we leave off the sunnah so that we do not delay the people?
Answer:
People do not take a midday nap nowadays. Delaying for the heat to subside was when people used to nap before Dhuhr. But now people do not nap, so the situation has changed. Pray as the Ministry has set for you, because everyone is at work and out of their homes. No one naps before Dhuhr nowadays, unless one is sick.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، أيهما أصح تأخير إقامة الصلاة حتى الإبراد، أم ترك هذه السنة حتى لا يتأخر الناس؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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