Ruling on designating specific nights of Monday and Thursday for congregational night prayer?
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Question:
May Allah reward you with good, O Shaykh. Among the questions that came in, one asks about the ruling on congregational prayer. They say: We designate, for example, the night of Monday or the night of Thursday, to stand in night prayer with a group of colleagues in our house. Is there anything wrong with this?
Answer:
This is a bid'ah (religious innovation) in two respects. The first is designating a specific night to the exclusion of other nights. The second is the congregation. Designating a congregation for a voluntary prayer and committing to it is a bid'ah. However, if they happen to gather at a place on some occasions and pray the night prayer in congregation, there is no harm. But agreeing on this and fixing a time for it is a bid'ah for which no evidence has come.
The congregation that is emphasized is in the tarawih prayer, the eclipse prayer, and these are the ones for which a congregation is prescribed. As for the other voluntary prayers, if a congregation happens to form by chance, there is no harm. But if it is agreed upon and fixed, this is not permissible. Yes.
May Allah reward you with good, O Shaykh. Among the questions that came in, one asks about the ruling on congregational prayer. They say: We designate, for example, the night of Monday or the night of Thursday, to stand in night prayer with a group of colleagues in our house. Is there anything wrong with this?
Answer:
This is a bid'ah (religious innovation) in two respects. The first is designating a specific night to the exclusion of other nights. The second is the congregation. Designating a congregation for a voluntary prayer and committing to it is a bid'ah. However, if they happen to gather at a place on some occasions and pray the night prayer in congregation, there is no harm. But agreeing on this and fixing a time for it is a bid'ah for which no evidence has come.
The congregation that is emphasized is in the tarawih prayer, the eclipse prayer, and these are the ones for which a congregation is prescribed. As for the other voluntary prayers, if a congregation happens to form by chance, there is no harm. But if it is agreed upon and fixed, this is not permissible. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، حكم تخصيص ليالي الاثنين والخميس لقيام الليل جماعة؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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