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Esha & Taraweeh Salaah at home

· 15 Shawwal 1433 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

We are curently performing Esha Salaah and Taraweeh Salaah at our home. The closest Musjid is about 4-5 kms away. There is a musallah which is 2 kms away. Someone mentioned to me that it isn't permissible for us to perform the esha Salaah at our home. We have to perform Esha Salaah at the Musjid and then return home to perform the Taraweeh. Please advise?

Answer

Under the circumstance, it is permissible to perform the Esha salaah at home.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

على الرجال العقلاء البالغين الأحرار القادرين على الصلاة بالجماعة من غير حرج. (الدر المختار 1/554)

ومن لم يجد ماء وهو مسافر أو خارج المصر بينه وبين المصر نحو ميل أو أكثر يتيمم بالصعيد لقوله تعالى { فلم تجدوا ماء فتيمموا صعيدا طيبا } وقوله عليه الصلاة والسلام التراب طهور المسلم ولو إلى عشر حجج ما لم يجد الماء والميل هو المختار في المقدار لأنه يلحقه الحرج بدخول المصر والماء معدوم حقيقة والمعتبر المسافة دون خوف الفوت لأن التفريط يأتي من قبله. (الهداية 1/49)

احسن الفتاوى ( 3/285)

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