The ruling on delaying the prayer until the congregational prayer ends
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Question:
She also says to me that an elderly woman, whose habit is to delay the obligatory prayer until she is certain that the prayer in the neighboring mosque has ended, and she says, “I do not pray immediately after the adhan.” What is your guidance for her?
Answer:
This is a mistake. Once the time for prayer enters, a woman may pray, and she is not bound by the men’s prayer; she may pray before them or after them, and she is not bound by it. The important thing is that the time for prayer enters. Once the time for prayer enters, those who do not pray with the congregation, whether men or the sick, they pray when the time enters, even if the people of the mosque have not prayed. Yes. And hastening to pray is better than delaying it. Yes. Yes.
She also says to me that an elderly woman, whose habit is to delay the obligatory prayer until she is certain that the prayer in the neighboring mosque has ended, and she says, “I do not pray immediately after the adhan.” What is your guidance for her?
Answer:
This is a mistake. Once the time for prayer enters, a woman may pray, and she is not bound by the men’s prayer; she may pray before them or after them, and she is not bound by it. The important thing is that the time for prayer enters. Once the time for prayer enters, those who do not pray with the congregation, whether men or the sick, they pray when the time enters, even if the people of the mosque have not prayed. Yes. And hastening to pray is better than delaying it. Yes. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 21 من 27|أحكام المرأة في الصيام|أعمال البر والخير تقوم بها المرأة المسلمة في وقت عادتها|صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (4:27)
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