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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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A Woman Delaying the 'Isha' Prayer Until Midnight

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This is a woman asking, and she says: Is it permissible for a woman to delay the 'Isha' prayer until midnight without an excuse?

Answer:
If she is confident that she will pray it before its time ends, there is nothing wrong with that. Yes.
Source شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل وإذا تدبرت الشريعة وجدتها قد أتت بسد الذرائع إلى المحرمات — islamhouse.com (1:12:22)

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