Looking at the clock during the night prayer to balance the two rak'ahs
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is it permissible for the one praying the night prayer to look at his wristwatch in order to balance the length of the first and second rak'ahs so that he does not miss the Fajr prayer?
The Shaykh:
Balance what?
The questioner:
Balance the length of the first and second rak'ahs, so that he does not miss the Fajr prayer.
The Shaykh:
He needs the clock to balance them in the recitation; he balances the two rak'ahs in the recitation, so that the recitation in the first is longer than the recitation in the second. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is it permissible for the one praying the night prayer to look at his wristwatch in order to balance the length of the first and second rak'ahs so that he does not miss the Fajr prayer?
The Shaykh:
Balance what?
The questioner:
Balance the length of the first and second rak'ahs, so that he does not miss the Fajr prayer.
The Shaykh:
He needs the clock to balance them in the recitation; he balances the two rak'ahs in the recitation, so that the recitation in the first is longer than the recitation in the second. Yes.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 01-04-1435هـ — alfawzan.live (49:17)
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