Saying “Pray in your homes” in a language other than Arabic
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Regarding the phrase “Pray in your homes,” is it to be said only in Arabic, like the words of the adhan? If the people of my town do not know Arabic, is it permissible for me to say it in their language?
Answer:
What about the adhan? Do they know its meaning? It is from the adhan; it has become part of the adhan’s wording, and the adhan is performed in the Arabic language. They know, or if they do not know the meaning, they know the intent: that this is an announcement of the entry of the time. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Regarding the phrase “Pray in your homes,” is it to be said only in Arabic, like the words of the adhan? If the people of my town do not know Arabic, is it permissible for me to say it in their language?
Answer:
What about the adhan? Do they know its meaning? It is from the adhan; it has become part of the adhan’s wording, and the adhan is performed in the Arabic language. They know, or if they do not know the meaning, they know the intent: that this is an announcement of the entry of the time. Yes.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 27-01-1435هـ — alfawzan.live (51:15)
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