Is it true that a sick person who cannot pray with the congregation in his home is not permitted to begin the prayer until the mu'adhdhin finishes the adhan?
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The questioner : Praying the congregational prayer in the mosque is obligatory for men, but a sick person may be compelled to pray at home. Is it true that he is not permitted to begin the prayer until the mu'adhdhin finishes the adhan?
The Shaykh : If a sick person is unable to pray with the congregation except with severe hardship, he prays at home due to the excuse. However, he should not pray as soon as the adhan is called, because the mu'adhdhin now does not call based on the known legal indicators, but rather according to the calendar or the clock. So, let him delay slightly after the adhan, at least five minutes, and then pray. There is no difference in this between the sick person and others. Delaying after the adhan by five minutes as a precaution is more appropriate:
Because, first, we do not observe the physical indicators that the Lawgiver established as markers for the time.
Second, clocks differ; some are ahead and some are behind. So, a person’s precaution of five minutes after the adhan is more appropriate, more desirable, more purifying, and safer for his conscience. Yes.
The Shaykh : If a sick person is unable to pray with the congregation except with severe hardship, he prays at home due to the excuse. However, he should not pray as soon as the adhan is called, because the mu'adhdhin now does not call based on the known legal indicators, but rather according to the calendar or the clock. So, let him delay slightly after the adhan, at least five minutes, and then pray. There is no difference in this between the sick person and others. Delaying after the adhan by five minutes as a precaution is more appropriate:
Because, first, we do not observe the physical indicators that the Lawgiver established as markers for the time.
Second, clocks differ; some are ahead and some are behind. So, a person’s precaution of five minutes after the adhan is more appropriate, more desirable, more purifying, and safer for his conscience. Yes.