The ruling on delaying the 'Isha' prayer beyond its time
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Question:
This questioner, may Allah preserve you, Badr from Tabuk, says: What is the ruling on delaying the 'Isha' prayer beyond its time?
Answer:
It is not permissible to delay the prayer beyond its time, whether it is 'Isha' or any other. However, people hold that the time for the 'Isha' prayer is at the beginning of its time, and its time extends, praise be to Allah, until one-third of the night, or until the middle of the night, and in cases of dire necessity until the appearance of the dawn. But if there is a congregation and one is attached to the congregation, he should not leave the congregation and say, "I am delaying it for the sake of the virtue," because you are leaving an obligatory duty, which is praying in congregation, for the sake of a virtue, which is delaying until one-third of the night. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
This questioner, may Allah preserve you, Badr from Tabuk, says: What is the ruling on delaying the 'Isha' prayer beyond its time?
Answer:
It is not permissible to delay the prayer beyond its time, whether it is 'Isha' or any other. However, people hold that the time for the 'Isha' prayer is at the beginning of its time, and its time extends, praise be to Allah, until one-third of the night, or until the middle of the night, and in cases of dire necessity until the appearance of the dawn. But if there is a congregation and one is attached to the congregation, he should not leave the congregation and say, "I am delaying it for the sake of the virtue," because you are leaving an obligatory duty, which is praying in congregation, for the sake of a virtue, which is delaying until one-third of the night. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/238 — archive.org (15:30)
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