Objecting to the imam combining prayers because of rain

الاعتراض على إمام المسجد في الجمع بين الصلوات بعذر المطر

A question about objecting to the imam combining prayers because of rain, in which Jordan's General Iftaa Department answered that worshippers may not object to the imam over this, whether to demand combining or to oppose it. The Department answered that none of the worshippers may object to the imam in the mosque, whether the objection is to demand that he combine the prayers or that he not combine them. It explained that the imam is presumed to have the knowledge of the Sharia that qualifies him to decide this matter.

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A question about objecting to the imam combining prayers because of rain, in which Jordan's General Iftaa Department answered that worshippers may not object to the imam over this, whether to demand combining or to oppose it. 1

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The questioner asked about objecting to a mosque's imam over combining prayers because of rain. 1

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The Department answered that none of the worshippers may object to the imam in the mosque, whether the objection is to demand that he combine the prayers or that he not combine them. 1 It explained that the imam is presumed to have the knowledge of the Sharia that qualifies him to decide this matter. 1

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Jordan's General Iftaa Department published this fatwa on aliftaa.jo as no. 4240, dated 15 February 2026. 1 The museum records this text as a historical document attributed to the body or scholar that issued it; it issues no ruling of its own.

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  1. Jordan's General Iftaa Department (aliftaa.jo) , fatwa 4240

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islam.museum contributors. “Objecting to the imam combining prayers because of rain”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/work/fatwa-aliftaa-jo-objecting-to-the-imam-combining-prayers-for-rain/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-01.

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