Q. … in some seasons, we have to pray our isha extremely really late. At times the esha salat can goes upto 11:30. Is there a ruling that allows one to deviate from ridgity of waiting for the correct time and praying it at the magrib time. Can we pray the isha with magrib to get reward of jamaat?

Answer:

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Verily (perform) salaah at fixed times has been enjoined upon believers

Ahnaf state that isha salaah starts at the time of when the whiteness in the sky disappears. Imaams Muhammad and Yusuf (may Allah shower blessings upon them) state that isha time starts after the disappearance of the redness in the sky.

In situations where the isha prayer gets too late, one can follow the rulings of imaams Muhammad and Yusuf (may Allah shower blessings upon them) so as to create ease for the people.

Imaam Abu Hanifa also allows for such an occurrence as well, however, his preference is to await the disappearance of the whiteness in the sky.

Thus, if an necessity exists and an agreement between your Imaams and the community could be obtained, then performing the isha salaah upon the disappearance of the redness would be allowed. In ideal conditions this method should not be utilized, it would be better to wait for the whiteness to disappear, so as to uphold caution.

Rasulullah (sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam) stated:

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Whoever fuses (two separate) salaah takes themselves closer to the pathways of kabair (category of major sins) (paraphrased)

An exception of the above Hadith would exist at the time of hajj, during Arafah and muzdlifah.

Everything has a time. Salaah too has a time. To gather between salaah under normal circumstances would be a violation of the Quranic injunction. Abstain from this practice.

Allah Certainly Knows Best.