Leaving the congregation for the night prayer to delay it until the end of the night
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible for a man to leave the congregation for the night prayer in order to pray it late?
Answer:
We ask Allah for well-being. Does he leave an obligatory act in order to do a recommended practice? Delaying it until the last third of the night is a recommended practice. Does he leave the congregational prayer, which is obligatory and required? This is not permissible.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible for a man to leave the congregation for the night prayer in order to pray it late?
Answer:
We ask Allah for well-being. Does he leave an obligatory act in order to do a recommended practice? Delaying it until the last third of the night is a recommended practice. Does he leave the congregational prayer, which is obligatory and required? This is not permissible.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من أبواب صلاة التطوع — islamhouse.com (59:53)
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