Abdur Rahman ibn Yusuf Mangera – Q&A- Praying Fajr Early after Tahajjud at Home

If a person misses Fajr congregation due to

having woken up for Tahajjud and prayed Fajr

at the start time, would this be acceptable?

That's always been a bit of a dilemma

because all of our masajid pray towards the

end of times.

And I think, and I'm going to mention

this, I think at least one masjid in

every locality, you know, especially when you have

5-10 masjids in a locality, at least

there should be one masjid that prays at

an early time, to cater for those people

who do Tahajjud.

Right?

They should really do that.

At least a small masjid should do that,

they should be bold enough to do that.

I know it's not afdal in the Hanafi

school, but with our times, we can't have

a full routine of the year, because our

times fluctuate in Fajr from sunrise at 4

.30 or 4.20 or whatever it is,

to about 8 o'clock in the morning.

And it's very difficult throughout the year to

have a routine and work and so on,

whereas in countries closer to the equator, like

in the subcontinent, India, Pakistan, Saudi, etc., it's

possible to have a routine throughout the year.

So that's why I think, while it's afdal

in the Hanafi school to make Fajr later,

but then it's difficult to do Tahajjud as

well then.

So I think in that case, it would

be better to do Tahajjud and an early

Fajr in Jama'ah somewhere.

So a masjid should cater for that.

JazakAllah Khairan.

Assalamualaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh