The Ruling on Advancing Tarawih and Advice to Youth Regarding Prayer
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The questioner:
The questioner says: We live in northern Europe, and the time for the 'Isha' prayer is in the middle of the night. In Ramadan, we pray the tarawih before the time for 'Isha' enters, in order to avoid hardship. Is this action permissible?
The Shaykh:
No, it is not permissible. The tarawih prayer is after the 'Isha' prayer, and its regular voluntary prayer (rawatib) is after the 'Isha' prayer is performed. After the rawatib is prayed, the time for the tarawih prayer arrives. Yes.
The questioner:
To complete the question, he says: What do you advise the youth to do? Should they pray with the people or pray in their homes when the time enters?
The Shaykh:
Pray with the Muslims and do not divide. Pray with the Muslims, and praise be to Allah, and follow the Islamic center. The Islamic center is the one that takes charge of organizing the times.
The questioner says: We live in northern Europe, and the time for the 'Isha' prayer is in the middle of the night. In Ramadan, we pray the tarawih before the time for 'Isha' enters, in order to avoid hardship. Is this action permissible?
The Shaykh:
No, it is not permissible. The tarawih prayer is after the 'Isha' prayer, and its regular voluntary prayer (rawatib) is after the 'Isha' prayer is performed. After the rawatib is prayed, the time for the tarawih prayer arrives. Yes.
The questioner:
To complete the question, he says: What do you advise the youth to do? Should they pray with the people or pray in their homes when the time enters?
The Shaykh:
Pray with the Muslims and do not divide. Pray with the Muslims, and praise be to Allah, and follow the Islamic center. The Islamic center is the one that takes charge of organizing the times.
Source
مجالس رمضانية. رمضان شهرعظيم مبارك وموسم خيرات وبركات )-الجمعة 09-09-1439هـ — alfawzan.live (22:32)
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