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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Combining the Maghrib and 'Isha' prayers due to the shortness of the night in Western countries

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The questioner:
My question is that in some countries, Shaykh, the period between 'Isha' and Fajr is perhaps three hours and three and a half hours. In this case, is it permissible to combine them, for example?

The Shaykh:
Between what?

The questioner:
Combining Maghrib and 'Isha' so that he can sleep and wake up for Fajr.

The Shaykh:
I mean, I.

The questioner:
Fajr is at one-thirty and 'Isha' is at ten-thirty at night.

The Shaykh:
So he combines them by advancing the prayer so he can sleep? No, combining prayers while resident is not permissible except for rain or for illness.

The questioner:
And what about the mosque, Shaykh? Yes.

The Shaykh:
Combining prayers while resident in the case of staying in a place. Be careful, combining in the case of staying is not permissible except in one of two cases: either illness, or rain that causes harm if one goes out to pray. In that case, he combines Maghrib and 'Isha' by advancing the prayer.
As for other than these two cases, no; every prayer is in its time. Yes. Yes. We do not have a formal combination. Ah, ah. No, we do not have a formal combination, meaning he delays 'Isha' to the end of its time. He might sleep and not get up until after Fajr has risen, in which case the prayer is taken out of its time. This formal combination is with the Hanafis; the majority do not have a formal combination. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-37-قضايا فقهية - 01|صالح الفوزان|العام|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (57:05)

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