The Criterion for Combining the Two Prayers in the Rain
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, this questioner says: What is the criterion for combining the prayers during rain?
The Shaykh:
If the rain wets the clothes when they go out to pray, or if the rain has stopped but the ground is slippery and full of water and mud, then there is no harm in combining the prayers in this situation. Yes.
The questioner:
And is it permissible, may Allah preserve you, to combine the two midday prayers because of the rain?
The Shaykh:
By Allah, this is a matter of scholarly disagreement; this is a matter of scholarly disagreement, and it is not what was practiced in this land. Yes.
The questioner:
Then he says, may Allah preserve you.
The Shaykh:
Also, people during the day do not stay indoors; they go out to their markets, shops, and workplaces, so there is no need to combine the prayers, unlike at night when they stay indoors. Yes.
The questioner:
And is it better for the mu'adhdhin to say, "Pray in your homes," and is that better than combining the two prayers?
The Shaykh:
No, he does not say that; he does not say that. He calls the adhan, and whoever comes prays with them, and whoever does not come or cannot attend or finds it difficult to come prays in his home.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, this questioner says: What is the criterion for combining the prayers during rain?
The Shaykh:
If the rain wets the clothes when they go out to pray, or if the rain has stopped but the ground is slippery and full of water and mud, then there is no harm in combining the prayers in this situation. Yes.
The questioner:
And is it permissible, may Allah preserve you, to combine the two midday prayers because of the rain?
The Shaykh:
By Allah, this is a matter of scholarly disagreement; this is a matter of scholarly disagreement, and it is not what was practiced in this land. Yes.
The questioner:
Then he says, may Allah preserve you.
The Shaykh:
Also, people during the day do not stay indoors; they go out to their markets, shops, and workplaces, so there is no need to combine the prayers, unlike at night when they stay indoors. Yes.
The questioner:
And is it better for the mu'adhdhin to say, "Pray in your homes," and is that better than combining the two prayers?
The Shaykh:
No, he does not say that; he does not say that. He calls the adhan, and whoever comes prays with them, and whoever does not come or cannot attend or finds it difficult to come prays in his home.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين04-03-1438هـ — alfawzan.live (1:10:42)
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