Seadet-i Ebediyye - Endless Bliss Third Fascicle

well as during and between the sajdas and the rukû’) in namâz.
Reports called wâqi’ât state so, too.
In the fatwâ of Abussu’ûd, which is in the library of Murâd
Mulla:
Question — Which is better, to raise one’s finger or not to do
so during namâz?
Answer — They have said that both are good. Yet, obviously,
it is better not to raise the finger.]
The book al-Fiqhu ’alal-madhâhib-il-arba’a [2]
says: “In the
Mâlikî Madhhab, during a safar, [3] under heavy rain, in dark and
muddy places, on Arafa and Muzdalifa, early afternoon and late
afternoon prayers of namâz, as well as evening and night prayers
of namâz, are conjoined, that is, those pairs of salâts are performed
at the same time, respectively. It is permissible for the safar to be
shorter than three days [80 km.]. Jem’, that is, conjoining these
pairs of namâz, (that is, performing the early and late afternoon
prayers or the evening and night prayers one immediately after the
other within the time prescribed for either one of them), is not
permissible during journeys made by sea. On days with heavy rain
and mud, it is permissible to perform the night prayer in the
mosque in jama’at (congregation) immediately after the evening
prayer. But the salât of witr is performed in its original time. In the
Shâfi’î Madhhab the destination should be at least 80 km. away so
that you can conjoin these pairs of salâts.
In the Hanbalî Madhhab, jem’ is permissible during a journey
of 80 kilometres and in cases written in the final section of the
tenth chapter of the fourth fascicle of Endless Bliss. Also, it is
permissible to conjoin the night prayer with the evening prayer at
home in winter when the weather is cold, rainy, stormy, and
muddy. When performing the two prayers jointly, that is, when
making jem’, the sunnat parts of the prayers are not performed.
The intention for jem’ is done at the beginning of the earlier
prayer. Muslims who are not able to perform their early and late
afternoon prayers and evening prayers in their prescribed times
because of unfavourable working hours or office hours should not
[1] Written by a group of Egyptian Islamic scholars presided over by
’Abd-ur-Rahmân Jezîrî, one of the professors of Jâmi’ul azhar (d.
1384 hijrî).
[2] Long-distance journey defined in the fifteenth chapter of the fourth
fascicle of Endless Bliss.
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