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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Guidance on Delaying the Maghrib Prayer in Ramadan

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), “There is no prayer in the presence of food,” is used by some people in Ramadan as evidence for delaying the Maghrib prayer. What is your guidance regarding this?

Answer:
Our guidance is based on the practice of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). When the sun set, he would break his fast with fresh dates if it was the season for fresh dates, or with dried dates if it was the season for dried dates. If he had neither fresh nor dried dates, he would gulp down some water and then go out to pray. So we do what the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him
Source الرد على من يستدلون بحديث : « لا صلاة بحضرة طعام » على تأخير صلاة المغرب في رمضان — alfawzan.live

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