{"_id":"668da0630b76658b4c2335e2","title":"What is the ruling on joining prayers in congregation due to rain?","question":"I was praying Maghrib at the mosque on a day with mild rain. After finishing Maghrib the congregation prayed Isha directly afterwards due to the rain despite the time for Isha still being over an hour away. I was told there was a Sunnah of the prophet ﷺ in support of this. Could you clarify the Sunnah and what conditions warrant its use?","answer":"Joinning maghrib & isha due to rain is permitted in the Shafi, Habbali, and Maliki schools. Joining Zuhr & Asr for rain is only permitted in the Shafi school. Here are the conditions [as articulated in the Shafi books]:\n\n1. The prayers are offered in congregation.\n2. The prayers are combined during the time of the first prayer.\n3. Attending the congregation poses a hardship, because the place is far, and one does not find shelter from the rain on the way to the masjid.\n4. The rain is heavy enough to soak one’s clothes, or, in the case of snow or hail, they melt and soak one’s clothes.\n5. Rain, snow or hail is falling at the commencement of both prayers, upon finishing the first prayer, and between the two prayers.\n6. The two prayers are offered in their proper sequence (Zuhr before Asr, Maghrib before Isha).\n7. One intends to combine prayers during the first prayer (preferably upon its commencement).\n8. The second prayer is offered immediately after the first without delay.","tags":[{"_id":"668d9fef0b76658b4c232985","tag":"Salah: Validity","count":156},{"_id":"668d9fe60b76658b4c232875","tag":"Salah: Congregational","count":92},{"_id":"668da0630b76658b4c2335e0","tag":"Rain","count":2}],"createdOn":"2024-07-09T20:41:07.538Z"}