The Ruling on Praying the Rawatib Between the Midday and Afternoon Prayers When Combining Them
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: If a traveler prays the midday prayer behind a resident imam and completes the prayer with him, and then wants to pray the afternoon prayer shortened and combined with the midday prayer, does he start with the rawatib (regular voluntary prayers) after the midday prayer, or does he pray the afternoon prayer directly?
Answer:
It does not count as combining if he prays a rawatib between them. Combining means he prays the second prayer immediately after finishing the first, without separating them. One of the conditions for the validity of combining is that he does not separate the two prayers except by the amount of time needed for a light ablution or a light need. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: If a traveler prays the midday prayer behind a resident imam and completes the prayer with him, and then wants to pray the afternoon prayer shortened and combined with the midday prayer, does he start with the rawatib (regular voluntary prayers) after the midday prayer, or does he pray the afternoon prayer directly?
Answer:
It does not count as combining if he prays a rawatib between them. Combining means he prays the second prayer immediately after finishing the first, without separating them. One of the conditions for the validity of combining is that he does not separate the two prayers except by the amount of time needed for a light ablution or a light need. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل في أن لذة النظر إلى وجه الله يوم القيامة تابعة للتلذذ بمعرفته ومحبته في الدنيا — islamhouse.com (58:47)
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