The Ruling on Lengthening the Interval Between the Obligatory Prayer and the Regular Voluntary Prayer
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Question:
The first message in this episode is from one of the female listeners, who says: The sender (S. M. M.) from Riyadh: Our sister’s collection of questions, in fact, Your Eminence, indicates the level of culture and interest in religious matters that the sisters of men have reached.
I would have preferred to read all the questions first and then present them one by one, so that Your Eminence could see the level of interest in their religious affairs that the sisters of men in this country have reached.
She asks and says: What is your opinion on the interval between the obligatory prayer and the voluntary prayer, which may last more than half an hour for dhikr and to attend to some of the needs of the parents?
Answer:
There is nothing wrong with this. It is not a condition for a man or a woman to separate the obligatory prayer from the voluntary prayer, whether the voluntary prayer is before or after it, that they be connected. If, for example, one prays the midday prayer and delays the regular voluntary prayer by half an hour or an hour, there is no harm as long as the time remains. Likewise, if one prays the dawn voluntary prayer after the adhan, after the appearance of dawn, and then delays for some time to attend to needs before praying the obligatory prayer, if one is at home due to illness or is a woman, that is fine. As for the man, no; the man must go out to pray the voluntary prayer and attend to the congregation. If the voluntary prayer is before the obligatory one, he must not delay to the extent that he misses the congregation. For example, if he prays the regular voluntary prayer of the midday prayer at home, he must not delay until he misses the obligatory prayer with the congregation. If he prays it at home or in the mosque, the matter is broad, but he must not delay to the extent that he misses the obligatory prayer. Yes.
Likewise, for the woman and the sick person at home, he must not delay the obligatory prayer to the extent that it goes out of its time. However, if the delay does not cause it to go out of its time, but is for a need, there is no harm in that. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
The first message in this episode is from one of the female listeners, who says: The sender (S. M. M.) from Riyadh: Our sister’s collection of questions, in fact, Your Eminence, indicates the level of culture and interest in religious matters that the sisters of men have reached.
I would have preferred to read all the questions first and then present them one by one, so that Your Eminence could see the level of interest in their religious affairs that the sisters of men in this country have reached.
She asks and says: What is your opinion on the interval between the obligatory prayer and the voluntary prayer, which may last more than half an hour for dhikr and to attend to some of the needs of the parents?
Answer:
There is nothing wrong with this. It is not a condition for a man or a woman to separate the obligatory prayer from the voluntary prayer, whether the voluntary prayer is before or after it, that they be connected. If, for example, one prays the midday prayer and delays the regular voluntary prayer by half an hour or an hour, there is no harm as long as the time remains. Likewise, if one prays the dawn voluntary prayer after the adhan, after the appearance of dawn, and then delays for some time to attend to needs before praying the obligatory prayer, if one is at home due to illness or is a woman, that is fine. As for the man, no; the man must go out to pray the voluntary prayer and attend to the congregation. If the voluntary prayer is before the obligatory one, he must not delay to the extent that he misses the congregation. For example, if he prays the regular voluntary prayer of the midday prayer at home, he must not delay until he misses the obligatory prayer with the congregation. If he prays it at home or in the mosque, the matter is broad, but he must not delay to the extent that he misses the obligatory prayer. Yes.
Likewise, for the woman and the sick person at home, he must not delay the obligatory prayer to the extent that it goes out of its time. However, if the delay does not cause it to go out of its time, but is for a need, there is no harm in that. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Source
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