Some people have a habit where they always pray before the adhan?
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The questioner : Noble Shaykh, some people have a habit where they pray before the adhan.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : A habit.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Where they always pray before the adhan, so what is the ruling on that?
The Shaykh : This is not proper. For example, it is not permissible to pray before the adhan for Maghrib, because it is a time of prohibition, and prayer is not permissible during a time of prohibition except for a reason.
For example, if one wants to pray before the imam arrives on Friday, this might be before the sun reaches its zenith. Praying before the zenith is prohibited except for a reason.
So in some cases, one cannot pray because it is forbidden. But if it is an adhan that does not have a time of prohibition before it, making that a habit means one is establishing a sunnah. It is not permissible for a person to establish a sunnah except by permission from the Shari'ah. Yes.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : A habit.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Where they always pray before the adhan, so what is the ruling on that?
The Shaykh : This is not proper. For example, it is not permissible to pray before the adhan for Maghrib, because it is a time of prohibition, and prayer is not permissible during a time of prohibition except for a reason.
For example, if one wants to pray before the imam arrives on Friday, this might be before the sun reaches its zenith. Praying before the zenith is prohibited except for a reason.
So in some cases, one cannot pray because it is forbidden. But if it is an adhan that does not have a time of prohibition before it, making that a habit means one is establishing a sunnah. It is not permissible for a person to establish a sunnah except by permission from the Shari'ah. Yes.