Delaying the Iqamah and Shortening the Recitation in Summer
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The questioner:
Allahu Akbar. It is not hidden from Your Eminence (may Allah preserve you) that the night is short in the summer. Do you see it permissible for the imams to delay the iqamah of the prayer and shorten the recitation, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh:
The Sunnah in this matter is that they should not rush, but they should not delay in a way that harms the people or burdens them, such as keeping them in the mosque. As the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, when the dawn becomes clear, the people pray. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not burden the people and would say: So he would lighten the prayer and lead them in a prayer like the prayer of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). This lightening was established through the action of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The action of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was lightening. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and the prayer as he prayed it; this is the lightening. Yes.
Allahu Akbar. It is not hidden from Your Eminence (may Allah preserve you) that the night is short in the summer. Do you see it permissible for the imams to delay the iqamah of the prayer and shorten the recitation, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh:
The Sunnah in this matter is that they should not rush, but they should not delay in a way that harms the people or burdens them, such as keeping them in the mosque. As the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, when the dawn becomes clear, the people pray. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not burden the people and would say:
Indeed, among you are those who drive people away, for among you are those who burden the people.
إن منكم منفرين فإن منكم أم الناسThe presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and the prayer as he prayed it; this is the lightening. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم [ برنامج إذاعي ]، بداية من أسئلة في باب كراهية النوم قبلها والسمر بعدها إلا في مصلحة — islamhouse.com (16:00)
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