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Q 6: What is the ruling on abandoning offering the `Isha' (Night) Prayer (at the beginning of its time) on the pretext that it is permissible to delay it to the end of the night?

A: It is obligatory on a Muslim to offer the Five Obligatory Daily Prayers at their due times in congregation with other Muslims in the Masjid (mosque). The preferred time for offering the `Isha' Prayer is from the disappearance of the red twilight until the middle of the night, and in times of necessity the time can extend until before dawn.May Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions.