A man prays in a mosque where they delay the Fajr prayer until shortly before the sun rises; should this brother pray with them at their time, or pray at home alone?
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The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Peace be upon you, and Allah’s mercy and blessings.
The Shaykh: Peace be upon you, and Allah's mercy and blessings and forgiveness.
The questioner: I hope you are well, if Allah wills, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, I am well.
The questioner : May Allah preserve you.
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you.
The questioner: My Shaykh, I am calling you from Canada.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: We have a brother here who prays 'Isha' in a mosque... of course, they follow their madhhab, yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner: They pray Fajr, for example, at four in the morning.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner: But the time enters at four, yet they delay the time by about forty-five minutes before the sun rises, the sunrise.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner: So he asks whether he should pray when the time enters at four in the morning, or wait for them so he prays with them in congregation, meaning forty-five minutes before the sun rises, meaning the day is about to break.
The Shaykh: Meaning, if he prays at four o'clock, do you...
The questioner: Do we pray with the congregation?
The Shaykh: Do you want to say...
The questioner: And they delay Fajr.
The Shaykh : Listen, O Shaykh, may Allah guide you.
The questioner: Amen.
The Shaykh: Do you want to say he prays at four alone?
The questioner: Yes, in his house.
The Shaykh: No, he prays with the congregation, even if they are late, as long as the sun has not risen.
The questioner: Yes, the mosque, they pray in congregation.
The Shaykh: Do not repeat your words.
The questioner: Ah, yes.
The Shaykh: Do not repeat your words, did you understand me?
The questioner: I did not understand correctly.
The Shaykh: Why then do you repeat your words instead of saying you did not understand? I am telling you, he prays with the congregation, even if they are late, and he does not pray...
The questioner: That is how I advised him as well.
The Shaykh: There is no power nor strength except with Allah.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good, O Shaykh.
The questioner : Peace be upon you, and Allah’s mercy and blessings.
The Shaykh: Peace be upon you, and Allah's mercy and blessings and forgiveness.
The questioner: I hope you are well, if Allah wills, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, I am well.
The questioner : May Allah preserve you.
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you.
The questioner: My Shaykh, I am calling you from Canada.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: We have a brother here who prays 'Isha' in a mosque... of course, they follow their madhhab, yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner: They pray Fajr, for example, at four in the morning.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner: But the time enters at four, yet they delay the time by about forty-five minutes before the sun rises, the sunrise.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner: So he asks whether he should pray when the time enters at four in the morning, or wait for them so he prays with them in congregation, meaning forty-five minutes before the sun rises, meaning the day is about to break.
The Shaykh: Meaning, if he prays at four o'clock, do you...
The questioner: Do we pray with the congregation?
The Shaykh: Do you want to say...
The questioner: And they delay Fajr.
The Shaykh : Listen, O Shaykh, may Allah guide you.
The questioner: Amen.
The Shaykh: Do you want to say he prays at four alone?
The questioner: Yes, in his house.
The Shaykh: No, he prays with the congregation, even if they are late, as long as the sun has not risen.
The questioner: Yes, the mosque, they pray in congregation.
The Shaykh: Do not repeat your words.
The questioner: Ah, yes.
The Shaykh: Do not repeat your words, did you understand me?
The questioner: I did not understand correctly.
The Shaykh: Why then do you repeat your words instead of saying you did not understand? I am telling you, he prays with the congregation, even if they are late, and he does not pray...
The questioner: That is how I advised him as well.
The Shaykh: There is no power nor strength except with Allah.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good, O Shaykh.
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