Ruling on Combining Prayers Due to Rain — Based on an Authentic Narration
Source: Fatawa ‘Ilmiyyah, Volume 1, Kitab al-Salah, Page 442
❖ Issue of Combining Between Two Prayers
Combining Maghrib and ‘Isha in Case of Rain
✿ The Narration:
Narrated from Sayyiduna Nāfiʿ (the Tābiʿī, may Allah have mercy on him):
اَنَّ عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ كَانَ، إِذَا جَمَعَ الْأُمَرَاءُ بَيْنَ الْمَغْرِبِ وَالْعِشَاءِ فِي الْمَطَرِ، جَمَّعَ مَعَهُمْ.
“When the rulers (i.e., the caliphs or other authorities) combined the Maghrib and ‘Isha prayers due to rain, ʿAbdullāh ibn ʿUmar (رضي الله عنه) would also combine the prayers along with them.”
Source:
Muwaṭṭa’ Imām Mālik, Volume 1, Page 145, Kitāb Qasr al-Ṣalāh fī al-Safar, Bāb al-Jamʿ bayn al-Ṣalātayn fī al-Ḥaḍar wa al-Safar
✔ Ruling:
◈ The chain of this narration is entirely authentic.
◈ It proves that if there is a valid excuse such as heavy rain, it is permissible to combine Maghrib and ‘Isha prayers.
◈ This practice is substantiated by the action of a noble companion of the Prophet ﷺ, ʿAbdullāh ibn ʿUmar (رضي الله عنه).
(Shahādah, March 2002)
ھذا ما عندي واللہ أعلم بالصواب
