If prayers are combined for the sake of rain, how are the rawatib (regular voluntary prayers) performed?
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The questioner : If, Shaykh, one combines the prayers by bringing them forward for the sake of rain, does he pray the sunnah of Maghrib and 'Isha', or the sunnah of Dhuhr after 'Asr, even though the time for 'Asr has not yet arrived?
The Shaykh : Yes, if one combines Dhuhr and 'Asr, either by bringing them forward or delaying them, and he is not traveling, he prays the sunnah of Dhuhr after 'Asr, because it has a cause. Performing prayers that have a cause during the prohibited times is permissible, because there is no prohibition regarding prayers that have a cause, as long as the cause for the prayer is present.
The Shaykh : Yes, if one combines Dhuhr and 'Asr, either by bringing them forward or delaying them, and he is not traveling, he prays the sunnah of Dhuhr after 'Asr, because it has a cause. Performing prayers that have a cause during the prohibited times is permissible, because there is no prohibition regarding prayers that have a cause, as long as the cause for the prayer is present.