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The ruling on delaying the midday prayer in school for the benefit of organizing the students

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Question:
The last question says: The school delays the midday prayer until one and a third after the classes end. Is it permissible for the teacher to pray with them for the sake of organizing them, or should he pray the midday prayer at the beginning of its time?

Answer:
If there is a benefit in delaying it, there is no harm. If there is a religious benefit, there is no harm in delaying it. Yes. And if delaying it helps regulate the students and assists them in praying, that is a good thing. The time is wide, praise be to Allah. The time is spacious, but it is not befitting for schools to appear in this manner, with people praying while they are being strict. It should be that when the prayer time comes, people pray at the same time. It should be that the gatherings are not manipulated regarding the prayer; they pray with the people and do not lag behind the people. Yes.
Yes. Even if there is a mosque next to the school, if their going out would cause harm due to the scattering of the students and the difficulty in gathering them, they pray in the school, praise be to Allah. But they do not lag behind the people; they all pray with the people so that there is no separation or difference among the worshippers. Yes. Allah the Exalted knows best, and may Allah send blessings and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon his family and his Companions.
Source تأخير الصلاة لمصلحة دينية — alfawzan.live

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