The Ruling on Combining Two Prayers Due to Light Rain
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The questioner:
Last Saturday, our imam combined the Maghrib and 'Isha' prayers for us based on the request of some of the congregation, even though the rain was light. What is the ruling on our prayer and our combining of the prayers?
The Shaykh:
He is wrong. You do not combine unless the rain wets the clothes. It must be heavy rain that wets the clothes and harms the people. Mere light drizzle does not permit this. This is not permissible for you. Do not do this again in the future. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
And do not obey some of the people. He said, "No, my brother, combining is not permissible. This rain does not permit us to combine because he is ignorant and does not know."
Last Saturday, our imam combined the Maghrib and 'Isha' prayers for us based on the request of some of the congregation, even though the rain was light. What is the ruling on our prayer and our combining of the prayers?
The Shaykh:
He is wrong. You do not combine unless the rain wets the clothes. It must be heavy rain that wets the clothes and harms the people. Mere light drizzle does not permit this. This is not permissible for you. Do not do this again in the future. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
And do not obey some of the people. He said, "No, my brother, combining is not permissible. This rain does not permit us to combine because he is ignorant and does not know."
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين [47] — alfawzan.live (1:15:22)
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