{"_id":"668da0630b76658b4c2335e2","title":"{\"format\":\"prosemirror\",\"schemaVersion\":1,\"doc\":{\"type\":\"doc\",\"content\":[{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null},\"content\":[{\"type\":\"text\",\"text\":\"What is the ruling on joining prayers in congregation due to rain?\"}]}]}}","question":"{\"format\":\"prosemirror\",\"schemaVersion\":1,\"doc\":{\"type\":\"doc\",\"content\":[{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null},\"content\":[{\"type\":\"text\",\"text\":\"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":"{\"format\":\"prosemirror\",\"schemaVersion\":1,\"doc\":{\"type\":\"doc\",\"content\":[{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null},\"content\":[{\"type\":\"text\",\"text\":\"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]:\"}]},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null}},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null},\"content\":[{\"type\":\"text\",\"text\":\"1. The prayers are offered in congregation.\"}]},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null},\"content\":[{\"type\":\"text\",\"text\":\"2. The prayers are combined during the time of the first prayer.\"}]},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null},\"content\":[{\"type\":\"text\",\"text\":\"3. 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.\"}]},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null},\"content\":[{\"type\":\"text\",\"text\":\"4. 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.\"}]},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null},\"content\":[{\"type\":\"text\",\"text\":\"5. Rain, snow or hail is falling at the commencement of both prayers, upon finishing the first prayer, and between the two prayers.\"}]},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null},\"content\":[{\"type\":\"text\",\"text\":\"6. The two prayers are offered in their proper sequence (Zuhr before Asr, Maghrib before Isha).\"}]},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null},\"content\":[{\"type\":\"text\",\"text\":\"7. One intends to combine prayers during the first prayer (preferably upon its commencement).\"}]},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null},\"content\":[{\"type\":\"text\",\"text\":\"8. The second prayer is offered immediately after the first without delay.\"}]}]}}","tags":[{"_id":"668d9fef0b76658b4c232985","tag":"Salah: Validity","count":167},{"_id":"668d9fe60b76658b4c232875","tag":"Salah: Congregational","count":106},{"_id":"668da0630b76658b4c2335e0","tag":"Rain","count":2}],"createdOn":"2024-07-09T20:41:07.538Z"}