ANSWER:

No! It applies only when you’re in the masjid!

And you’re an adult now and you don’t need your father’s permission to go out! 

You must pray in the masjid as this is mandatory for you if the masjid is within the vicinity of your home.

QUESTION: I am a 19 yr old man, live with my parents and siblings. I would like to pray fajr in the masjid, and although I havent asked, I am 99% certain my father would not allow it. Do I still get the ajr for sitting on my prayer mat and remembering Allah until after sunrise, and praying two raka’aat?

Fiqh of the family, Prayer | January 28, 2026 4:23 am
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QUESTION: Sheikh when a person is a traveller and he combines Magrib and Isha right after the Magrib Adhan and before the Isha Adhan can he also pray Witr after he prays Isha which would be before the Isha Adhan or should he still wait until the Isha Adhan is called to pray Witr?