Delaying the 'Isha' prayer for one who prays alone or with a congregation
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
Whoever prays alone, or whoever prays with a group that agrees to the delay, there is no harm in it. That is, he acts according to the Sunnah and delays the prayer to revive the Sunnah and act upon it, if he is alone or if there are people praying with him who agree to the delay and are in consensus on this? There is no obstacle. Yes.
The questioner:
Allah.
The Shaykh:
Others are connected to them. What do you say? We agree, as if it is ten people from the mosque. It is not by consensus that I restrict the prayer, and the rest of the people have a right with them. No, that is not permissible. If they become restricted, meaning those who agreed were restricted, and there are no others with them, or they do not delay it. Yes.
May Allah reward you, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
Whoever prays alone, or whoever prays with a group that agrees to the delay, there is no harm in it. That is, he acts according to the Sunnah and delays the prayer to revive the Sunnah and act upon it, if he is alone or if there are people praying with him who agree to the delay and are in consensus on this? There is no obstacle. Yes.
The questioner:
Allah.
The Shaykh:
Others are connected to them. What do you say? We agree, as if it is ten people from the mosque. It is not by consensus that I restrict the prayer, and the rest of the people have a right with them. No, that is not permissible. If they become restricted, meaning those who agreed were restricted, and there are no others with them, or they do not delay it. Yes.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، بداية من باب نواقض الوضوء — islamhouse.com (49:26)
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