The ruling on delaying the Zuhr prayer in the presence of air conditioners
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The questioner:
Shaykh, may Allah guide you, some people say that with the presence of air conditioners now, there is no need to delay the Zuhr prayer. They say that with the presence of air conditioners, we pray it in its first time because there is air conditioning.
The Shaykh:
The air conditioners are not for the purpose of [cooling], they are not for the purpose of [cooling], but they have air conditioners and the roads do not have air conditioners. Yes. Yes. Yes, Friday is an exception, yes, al-Turki’s argument using Friday is absolute. The hadith: “Whoever has many sins, let him water the people.” Knowing the state of its chain. Yes.
Shaykh, may Allah guide you, some people say that with the presence of air conditioners now, there is no need to delay the Zuhr prayer. They say that with the presence of air conditioners, we pray it in its first time because there is air conditioning.
The Shaykh:
The air conditioners are not for the purpose of [cooling], they are not for the purpose of [cooling], but they have air conditioners and the roads do not have air conditioners. Yes. Yes. Yes, Friday is an exception, yes, al-Turki’s argument using Friday is absolute. The hadith: “Whoever has many sins, let him water the people.” Knowing the state of its chain. Yes.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام [ ابن باز ] [ الشرح الجديد ]، كتاب الصلاة : باب المواقيت — islamhouse.com (13:33)
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