Delaying the Fajr prayer significantly in some mosques
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Question:
May Allah keep you safe. Some mosques delay the Fajr prayer significantly. People come from all over, and this delay may seem good to them. Do you have any guidance on this?
Answer:
No, the best of things, or the condition for it, is not delaying the adhan. No, but delaying it in a way that suits what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did after the dawn light became clear, until the dawn light is clear and the people follow one another, is not a delay that bores the early attendees and harms them. It should be a combination of the two benefits: it does not harm the early attendees, and it does not rush and cause people to miss the prayer. However, being deliberate after the adhan for twenty-five minutes to half an hour is permissible. Yes.
May Allah keep you safe. Some mosques delay the Fajr prayer significantly. People come from all over, and this delay may seem good to them. Do you have any guidance on this?
Answer:
No, the best of things, or the condition for it, is not delaying the adhan. No, but delaying it in a way that suits what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did after the dawn light became clear, until the dawn light is clear and the people follow one another, is not a delay that bores the early attendees and harms them. It should be a combination of the two benefits: it does not harm the early attendees, and it does not rush and cause people to miss the prayer. However, being deliberate after the adhan for twenty-five minutes to half an hour is permissible. 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 (16:48)
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