The ruling on combining two prayers without an excuse
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Question:
Salih, this questioner asks: Is it permissible to combine the prayers without an excuse? And what is the authenticity of the hadith that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) combined in prayer without fear or illness?
Answer:
Yes, this hadith is reported and it is in the Sahih, but it is problematic because Allah established prayer at specific times,[An-Nisa 4:103] and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) explained them to his Ummah in words and deeds after Jibril (peace be upon him) explained them to him, and every prayer has its own time, [Al-Isra 17:78], and it is not permissible to combine two prayers except for a Shari'ah excuse, either travel in which the prayer is shortened, or illness that makes it difficult for a person to pray each prayer at its time, so he combines Dhuhr and Asr, or Maghrib and Isha, at the time of one of them to ease the burden on him, or rain that wets the clothes or mud on the ground after the rain, and that is between Maghrib and Isha. These are the excuses that permit combining. As for this hadith, they consider it among the problematic hadiths, but it is referred back to the detailed and clear hadiths that explain it as we mentioned: combining is done for travel, combining is done for illness, combining is done for fear, combining is done for fear, combining is done for travel, combining is done for illness, combining is done for rain. These are three matters. Combining is done for rain between Maghrib and Isha. So this hadith is referred back to these hadiths, because the ambiguous is referred back to the clear. This is a rule agreed upon by the people of knowledge. As for combining without an excuse, this is not permissible, [An-Nisa 4:103], so this hadith is understood as combining for an excuse. And if combining is not possible, then the clear hadiths are acted upon and the problematic hadith is left. And this is a rule among the people of knowledge that the problematic hadith is left and the clear, evident one without any problem is acted upon. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Salih, this questioner asks: Is it permissible to combine the prayers without an excuse? And what is the authenticity of the hadith that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) combined in prayer without fear or illness?
Answer:
Yes, this hadith is reported and it is in the Sahih, but it is problematic because Allah established prayer at specific times,
Indeed, prayer has been decreed upon the believers a decree of specified times.
إِنَّ الصَّلَاةَ كَانَتْ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ كِتَابًا مَّوْقُوتًاEstablish prayer at the decline of the sun [from its meridian] until the darkness of the night and [also] the Qur'an of dawn. Indeed, the recitation of dawn is ever witnessed.
أَقِمِ الصَّلَاةَ لِدُلُوكِ الشَّمْسِ إِلَىٰ غَسَقِ اللَّيْلِ وَقُرْآنَ الْفَجْرِ إِنَّ قُرْآنَ الْفَجْرِ كَانَ مَشْهُودًاIndeed, prayer has been decreed upon the believers a decree of specified times.
إِنَّ الصَّلَاةَ كَانَتْ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ كِتَابًا مَّوْقُوتًاThe presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/216 — archive.org (3:32)
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