Delaying the Maghrib prayer for a traveler until after its time
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A person who is traveling was overtaken by the Maghrib prayer while on the road. Is it permissible for him to delay it until he reaches the town, given that he will arrive after the time for Maghrib has passed?
Answer:
If he is a traveler, he may delay it with the intention of combining the prayers by delaying them. He prays it together with 'Isha' as a delayed combination. However, if he is not a traveler—meaning he is not traveling a distance that allows for shortening the prayer—no, he is required to stop and pray the Maghrib prayer in its time.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A person who is traveling was overtaken by the Maghrib prayer while on the road. Is it permissible for him to delay it until he reaches the town, given that he will arrive after the time for Maghrib has passed?
Answer:
If he is a traveler, he may delay it with the intention of combining the prayers by delaying them. He prays it together with 'Isha' as a delayed combination. However, if he is not a traveler—meaning he is not traveling a distance that allows for shortening the prayer—no, he is required to stop and pray the Maghrib prayer in its time.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 28-03-1434هـ — alfawzan.live (59:14)
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