Combining the Zuhr and 'Asr prayers in schools and government offices
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Question:
His second question says: What is the ruling on combining the Zuhr and 'Asr prayers in schools and government offices?
Answer:
There is no need for this. First, people are not in darkness during the day. Second, people are at their work, coming out of their homes, in their shops, buying and selling, and going back and forth. So there is no need to combine them. This is not like Maghrib and 'Isha', where people stay in their homes to warm themselves, or the one who wants to sleep sleeps.
During the day, people are dispersed for their livelihood and seeking their provision, so there is no need to combine them, even if some scholars say it is permissible. However, the wisdom is not apparent in this. Therefore, what was combined in these lands—people used to combine Zuhr and 'Asr until recently, they did not combine them. In the lifetime of Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ibrahim (may Allah have mercy on him), he would reprimand, and sometimes punish, those who combined Zuhr and 'Asr. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
His second question says: What is the ruling on combining the Zuhr and 'Asr prayers in schools and government offices?
Answer:
There is no need for this. First, people are not in darkness during the day. Second, people are at their work, coming out of their homes, in their shops, buying and selling, and going back and forth. So there is no need to combine them. This is not like Maghrib and 'Isha', where people stay in their homes to warm themselves, or the one who wants to sleep sleeps.
During the day, people are dispersed for their livelihood and seeking their provision, so there is no need to combine them, even if some scholars say it is permissible. However, the wisdom is not apparent in this. Therefore, what was combined in these lands—people used to combine Zuhr and 'Asr until recently, they did not combine them. In the lifetime of Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ibrahim (may Allah have mercy on him), he would reprimand, and sometimes punish, those who combined Zuhr and 'Asr. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
لقاء مفتوح [الزلفي] — alfawzan.live (15:32)
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