Question Summary:
Why do some people (mostly Arabs) combine Salahs? Question Detail:
Why do some people (mostly Arabs) combine salats? I'm a hanafi, and I know this isn't allowed, but I was wondering if I could get some daleel or explanation for this to have an answer for those who ask me. And for asr salat, is there a document that you can direct me to that explains the difference of timings between Shaafi and Hanafi salat? It is very difficult to make Arabs understand that what Hanafis do isn't wrong.
Answer :
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
The issue is not about Arabs joining Salah. It is an issue of different opinions of the different Mazahib (Schools of thought, Hanafi, Shafi Maliki and Hambali.) It is possible that you are exposed to Arabs combining Salats, hence you question about Arabs joining Salats.
Joining two Salats , for example, Asr Salat with Zuhr Salat by delaying Zuhr Salat until Asr time and perform both Salats together. Likewise delaying the Maghrib Salat and perform it together with Isha Salat is known as Jamah baina Salatain (جْمَعُ بَيْنَ الصَّلَاتَيْنِ), which according to other Mazahib is permissible when travelling. [1]&[2]
As followers of the Hanafi Mazhab, we do not do Jamah baina Salatain (جْمَعُ بَيْنَ الصَّلَاتَيْنِ) even while travelling. We will perform each Salat in its respective time. At most a traveler may delay his Zuhr Salat until just before Asr Salat and perform Zuhr Salat in its time. Thereafter, he would perform Asr Salat when the Asr time sets in. The Maghrib and Isha Salats will be performed likewise.[3]
There are different opinions by the Imams of Fiqh on the ending time of Zuhr which then impacts on the commencing time of Asr Salat. We believe that all the Imams of Fiqh were academic giants, who deduced opinions from their profound knowledge of the Quran and Ahadith. We respect and tolerate such differences.
In the case of the beginning times of Asr, if you are in a Shafi dominated area you may perform your Asr Salat according to their time.
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Mufti Saeed Ahmed Golaub
Jamaica
Student Darul Iftaa
Checked and Approved
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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[1]:962 - حَدَّثَنَا فَهْدٌ قَالَ: ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى , عَنْ أَبِي قَيْسٍ الْأَوْدِيِّ , عَنْ هُزَيْلِ بْنِ شُرَحْبِيلَ , عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ «أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ يَجْمَعُ بَيْنَ الصَّلَاتَيْنِ فِي السَّفَرِ» شرح معاني الآثار (1 / 160)
[2]:972 - حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ سِنَانٍ، وَفَهْدٌ، قَالَا: ثنا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ صَالِحٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي اللَّيْثُ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي نَافِعٌ: أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ، رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُمَا عَجَّلَ السَّيْرَ ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ , وَكَانَ قَدِ اسْتُصْرِخَ عَلَى بَعْضِ أَهْلِهِ ابْنَةِ أَبِي عُبَيْدٍ , فَسَارَ حَتَّى هَمَّ الشَّفَقُ أَنْ يَغِيبَ , وَأَصْحَابُهُ يُنَادُونَهُ لِلصَّلَاةِ , فَأَبَى عَلَيْهِمْ , حَتَّى إِذَا أَكْثَرُوا عَلَيْهِ , قَالَ: «إِنِّي رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَجْمَعُ بَيْنَ هَاتَيْنِ الصَّلَاتَيْنِ , الْمَغْرِبِ وَالْعِشَاءِ» , وَأَنَا أَجْمَعُ بَيْنَهُمَا شرح معاني الآثار (1 / 161)
[3]:978 - حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ خُزَيْمَةَ قَالَ: ثنا , مُسْلِمُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ , قَالَ: ثنا أَبَانُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ , عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ , عَنْ حَفْصِ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ , عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ «أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ يَجْمَعُ بَيْنَ الْمَغْرِبِ وَالْعِشَاءِ فِي السَّفَرِ» قَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ: فَذَهَبَ قَوْمٌ إِلَى أَنَّ الظُّهْرَ وَالْعَصْرَ وَقْتُهُمَا وَاحِدٌ , قَالُوا: وَلِذَلِكَ جَمَعَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بَيْنَهُمَا فِي وَقْتِ إِحْدَاهُمَا , وَكَذَلِكَ الْمَغْرِبُ وَالْعِشَاءُ , فِي قَوْلِهِمْ وَقْتُهُمَا وَقْتٌ لَا يَفُوتُ إِحْدَاهُمَا حَتَّى يَخْرُجَ وَقْتُ الْأُخْرَى مِنْهُمَا. وَخَالَفَهُمْ فِي ذَلِكَ آخَرُونَ , فَقَالُوا: بَلْ كُلُّ وَاحِدَةٍ مِنْ هَذِهِ الصَّلَوَاتِ وَقْتُهَا مُنْفَرِدٌ مِنْ وَقْتِ غَيْرِهَا. وَقَالُوا: أَمَّا مَا رَوَيْتُمُوهُ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنْ جَمْعِهِ بَيْنَ الصَّلَاتَيْنِ , فَقَدْ رُوِيَ عَنْهُ كَمَا ذَكَرْتُمْ. وَلَيْسَ فِي ذَلِكَ دَلِيلٌ أَنَّهُ جَمَعَ بَيْنَهُمَا فِي وَقْتِ إِحْدَاهُمَا , فَقَدْ يُحْتَمَلُ أَنْ يَكُونَ جَمْعُهُ بَيْنَهُمَا كَانَ كَمَا ذَكَرْتُمْ وَيُحْتَمَلُ أَنْ يَكُونَ صَلَّى كُلَّ وَاحِدَةٍ مِنْهُمَا فِي وَقْتِهَا كَمَا ظَنَّ جَابِرُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ , وَهُوَ رَوَى ذَلِكَ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ , وَعَمْرِو بْنِ دِينَارٍ , مِنْ بَعْدِهِ. فَقَالَ أَهْلُ الْمَقَالَةِ الْأُولَى: قَدْ وَجَدْنَا فِي بَعْضِ الْآثَارِ , مَا يَدُلُّ عَلَى أَنَّ صِفَةَ الْجَمْعِ الَّذِي فَعَلَهُ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَمَا قُلْنَا. فَذَكَرُوا فِي ذَلِكَ شرح معاني الآثار (1 / 162)
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