Combining the Maghrib and 'Isha' prayers due to traffic congestion
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Question:
This questioner says: Shaykh, we are in a capital city that is extremely congested with cars, and we do not cover a distance of five kilometers in less than about half an hour. If we leave after the 'Asr prayer due to compelling circumstances, we may not be able to return for the Maghrib prayer. Is it permissible for us to combine it with the 'Isha' prayer? I want an answer on this.
Answer:
No, it is not permissible to combine them except when traveling, and you are not travelers. According to what you said, you are not travelers; rather, you go out of the town, and the town is, as you say, congested with cars, and you do not go out except late. The time for Maghrib is extended until the time of 'Isha' begins, up to the setting of the red twilight. All of this is the time for Maghrib. So if you go out, you pray Maghrib. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
This questioner says: Shaykh, we are in a capital city that is extremely congested with cars, and we do not cover a distance of five kilometers in less than about half an hour. If we leave after the 'Asr prayer due to compelling circumstances, we may not be able to return for the Maghrib prayer. Is it permissible for us to combine it with the 'Isha' prayer? I want an answer on this.
Answer:
No, it is not permissible to combine them except when traveling, and you are not travelers. According to what you said, you are not travelers; rather, you go out of the town, and the town is, as you say, congested with cars, and you do not go out except late. The time for Maghrib is extended until the time of 'Isha' begins, up to the setting of the red twilight. All of this is the time for Maghrib. So if you go out, you pray Maghrib. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/080 — archive.org (5:57)
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