Combining the Two Prayers for the One Praying Alone After the Imam Has Combined Them
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: I entered the neighborhood mosque, and the people had already finished the Maghrib and 'Isha' prayers, having combined them because of the rain. His question is: I am now praying alone, so is it permissible for me to combine the two prayers in my current situation?
Answer:
No. If you were present with them for the combined prayer, you combine. If you were not present for the combined prayer, you do not combine alone. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: I entered the neighborhood mosque, and the people had already finished the Maghrib and 'Isha' prayers, having combined them because of the rain. His question is: I am now praying alone, so is it permissible for me to combine the two prayers in my current situation?
Answer:
No. If you were present with them for the combined prayer, you combine. If you were not present for the combined prayer, you do not combine alone. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، بداية من : الوجه الثامن : أن النبي - صلى الله عليه وسلم - قال : إنما الأعمال بالنيات وإنما لكل امرىء ما نوى — islamhouse.com (57:17)
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