Delaying the midday prayer at school for the sake of organizational benefit
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, the last question says: The school delays the midday prayer until one and a quarter after the classes end. Is it permissible for the teacher to pray with them for the sake of their organization, or should he pray the midday prayer at the beginning of its time?
Answer:
If there is a benefit in delaying it, there is no harm. If there is a religious benefit, there is no harm in delaying it.
And if delaying it helps regulate the students and assists them in praying, that is a good thing, and the time is wide, praise be to Allah, the time is spacious. However, it is not befitting for schools to appear in this manner, with people praying while they are studying. It should be that when the prayer time comes, all the people pray at the same time. It should be that schools observe the prayer time and pray with the people, not lagging behind the people. Ahmad Hamid.
Yes, even if there is a mosque next to the school. If their going out would cause harm, such as the students being scattered and the hardship of gathering them, they pray in the school, praise be to Allah. But they should not lag behind the people; they should pray together with the people so that there is no mixing and difference among the worshippers. Yes, Allah the Exalted knows best, and may Allah send blessings and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and his companions.
Honorable Shaykh, the last question says: The school delays the midday prayer until one and a quarter after the classes end. Is it permissible for the teacher to pray with them for the sake of their organization, or should he pray the midday prayer at the beginning of its time?
Answer:
If there is a benefit in delaying it, there is no harm. If there is a religious benefit, there is no harm in delaying it.
And if delaying it helps regulate the students and assists them in praying, that is a good thing, and the time is wide, praise be to Allah, the time is spacious. However, it is not befitting for schools to appear in this manner, with people praying while they are studying. It should be that when the prayer time comes, all the people pray at the same time. It should be that schools observe the prayer time and pray with the people, not lagging behind the people. Ahmad Hamid.
Yes, even if there is a mosque next to the school. If their going out would cause harm, such as the students being scattered and the hardship of gathering them, they pray in the school, praise be to Allah. But they should not lag behind the people; they should pray together with the people so that there is no mixing and difference among the worshippers. Yes, Allah the Exalted knows best, and may Allah send blessings and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and his companions.
Source
شرح الكافية الشافية في الانتصار للفرقة الناجية [ القصيدة النونية ] [ صالح الفوزان ]، فصل : في مبدأ العداوة الواقعة بين المثبتين الموحدين وبين النفاة المعطلين — islamhouse.com (1:10:20)
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