Ruling on combining the Zuhr and 'Asr prayers due to rain and severe cold
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, three days ago, while it was raining, the clouds were thick, and the weather was cold, one of the imams of the mosques in our neighborhood combined the Zuhr and 'Asr prayers. It was not raining at that moment, but the weather was cold, and there were elderly people among the worshippers in the mosque. For that reason, he combined the Zuhr and 'Asr. The result is that he was criticized for this combination, and he is now confused about the matter. What is your opinion on this?
Answer:
There is a difference of opinion among scholars regarding combining the Zuhr and 'Asr prayers for the sake of rain, even if the rain is falling or there is a severe storm. The school of thought (madhhab) holds that one does not combine the Zuhr and 'Asr; rather, this is specific to the Maghrib and 'Isha' prayers only, because that is the time of darkness and night, and people are in need of rest and sleep, unlike the time of Zuhr and 'Asr, which is a time for work, and people do not remain in all their activities. Some scholars have held that combining the Zuhr and 'Asr for rain is like combining the Maghrib and 'Isha'. Yes.
Likewise, for severe cold. In any case, if there is severe cold and there are elderly people present, and he acted according to the opinion of those who say it is permissible to combine, then the prayer is valid, if Allah wills. However, he should not return to doing such a thing, because that opinion is questionable and unusual, so he should not repeat it. As for what happened, if it was a time of severe cold and there were elderly people present, we hope that the prayer is valid, if Allah wills, by acting according to the opinion of those scholars who issued a ruling to that effect. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, three days ago, while it was raining, the clouds were thick, and the weather was cold, one of the imams of the mosques in our neighborhood combined the Zuhr and 'Asr prayers. It was not raining at that moment, but the weather was cold, and there were elderly people among the worshippers in the mosque. For that reason, he combined the Zuhr and 'Asr. The result is that he was criticized for this combination, and he is now confused about the matter. What is your opinion on this?
Answer:
There is a difference of opinion among scholars regarding combining the Zuhr and 'Asr prayers for the sake of rain, even if the rain is falling or there is a severe storm. The school of thought (madhhab) holds that one does not combine the Zuhr and 'Asr; rather, this is specific to the Maghrib and 'Isha' prayers only, because that is the time of darkness and night, and people are in need of rest and sleep, unlike the time of Zuhr and 'Asr, which is a time for work, and people do not remain in all their activities. Some scholars have held that combining the Zuhr and 'Asr for rain is like combining the Maghrib and 'Isha'. Yes.
Likewise, for severe cold. In any case, if there is severe cold and there are elderly people present, and he acted according to the opinion of those who say it is permissible to combine, then the prayer is valid, if Allah wills. However, he should not return to doing such a thing, because that opinion is questionable and unusual, so he should not repeat it. As for what happened, if it was a time of severe cold and there were elderly people present, we hope that the prayer is valid, if Allah wills, by acting according to the opinion of those scholars who issued a ruling to that effect. Yes.
Source
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