The Obligation of Verifying the Time in Prayer
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Question:
A listener named Muhammad Sadiq Muhammad Abdul-Razi sent a message containing one question, saying: I am far from the mosque, and I do not hear the adhan. I pray without hearing the adhan. Is what I am doing valid?
Answer:
It is necessary to be certain that the time has entered. You must know the time, either by listening to the adhan, or by the clocks, or by other means by which you know the time. If the mosque is far from you and you do not hear the adhan, that is one matter. But if the mosque is near, meaning you hear the adhan, then it is obligatory for you to pray in the mosque, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):Bulugh al-Maram 2:308 It was asked of Ibn Abbas: Sunan Abi Dawud 551.
Therefore, it is obligatory for the believer to verify the times and to pray in the mosques with the Muslims, unless the mosque is far from him such that he does not hear the call with the usual voice; in that case, it is permissible for him to pray in his place. However, if he endures the hardship, is patient, and prays in the mosques, that is better and a greater reward.
The standard is the usual voice, without a loudspeaker; because the loudspeaker reaches a long distance. But one who does not know the time because he does not hear the adhan must verify it and not be hasty, until he is convinced that the time has entered by any means by which he confirms that, or until he is convinced of that. Yes.
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good.
A listener named Muhammad Sadiq Muhammad Abdul-Razi sent a message containing one question, saying: I am far from the mosque, and I do not hear the adhan. I pray without hearing the adhan. Is what I am doing valid?
Answer:
It is necessary to be certain that the time has entered. You must know the time, either by listening to the adhan, or by the clocks, or by other means by which you know the time. If the mosque is far from you and you do not hear the adhan, that is one matter. But if the mosque is near, meaning you hear the adhan, then it is obligatory for you to pray in the mosque, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
Whoever hears the call for prayer and and does not come (to the mosque for prayer), his prayer will not be accepted from him, unless he has a (legitimate) excuse.
من سمع النداء، فلم يأت؛ فلا صلاة له إلا من عذرhe was asked what an excuse consisted of and replied that it was fear or illness
ما هو العذر؟ قال: خوف، أو مرضTherefore, it is obligatory for the believer to verify the times and to pray in the mosques with the Muslims, unless the mosque is far from him such that he does not hear the call with the usual voice; in that case, it is permissible for him to pray in his place. However, if he endures the hardship, is patient, and prays in the mosques, that is better and a greater reward.
The standard is the usual voice, without a loudspeaker; because the loudspeaker reaches a long distance. But one who does not know the time because he does not hear the adhan must verify it and not be hasty, until he is convinced that the time has entered by any means by which he confirms that, or until he is convinced of that. Yes.
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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