What is the ruling on delaying the regular voluntary prayers?
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The Shaykh : Nothing else is to be compared to this. Yes, if we suppose that the delay is slight, a few hours, due to the large congregation, as if we suppose that people do not gather in large numbers for the midday prayer because everyone is at their job, but they gather in large numbers for the afternoon prayer, then there is perhaps some leniency in that. But to leave it for a day, two days, or three days, that is an error. Yes, on the left.
The questioner : Noble Shaykh, moving the funeral from one city to another and repeating the prayer over it?
The Shaykh : This is a religious innovation, an innovation, and disliked, except for a valid purpose, in which case it is permissible. But merely for the place to be better or something similar, no. And likewise, for the people of the second city to pray over him, no. And I say: O brothers, a person is only benefited by his deeds. If he has no deeds, even if thousands of people pray over him, they will not benefit him except to the extent that they benefit in praying over others.
The questioner : Shaykh, delaying the regular voluntary prayer, the one after the night prayer. He said: Pray it at home, delay it an hour or two, I don't know?
The Shaykh : Yes, the regular voluntary prayer that is before the obligatory prayer cannot be delayed.
The questioner : No, the one after the prayer?
The Shaykh : The one after the prayer, you may delay it until the end of the time. And the time for the night prayer, as we all know, ends at the middle of the night. So you may delay the regular voluntary prayer of the night prayer until before the middle of the night. And it is better for all the regular voluntary prayers to be in the house. In fact, it is better for all voluntary prayers to be in the house, as it is established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said:Bulugh al-Maram 2:313 Yes.
The questioner : Noble Shaykh, moving the funeral from one city to another and repeating the prayer over it?
The Shaykh : This is a religious innovation, an innovation, and disliked, except for a valid purpose, in which case it is permissible. But merely for the place to be better or something similar, no. And likewise, for the people of the second city to pray over him, no. And I say: O brothers, a person is only benefited by his deeds. If he has no deeds, even if thousands of people pray over him, they will not benefit him except to the extent that they benefit in praying over others.
The questioner : Shaykh, delaying the regular voluntary prayer, the one after the night prayer. He said: Pray it at home, delay it an hour or two, I don't know?
The Shaykh : Yes, the regular voluntary prayer that is before the obligatory prayer cannot be delayed.
The questioner : No, the one after the prayer?
The Shaykh : The one after the prayer, you may delay it until the end of the time. And the time for the night prayer, as we all know, ends at the middle of the night. So you may delay the regular voluntary prayer of the night prayer until before the middle of the night. And it is better for all the regular voluntary prayers to be in the house. In fact, it is better for all voluntary prayers to be in the house, as it is established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said: