Question about Asr prayer time: follow my madhab or the jamaat?

Assalamu alaikum! I follow the Shafi'i madhab, but the mosque in our city is mostly Hanafi. In Imam Shafi'i's madhab, Asr starts earlier than according to Hanafi calculations. What's better for me to do: pray Asr on time according to the Shafi'i madhab alone, or join the jamaat at the mosque when they pray later? Jazakumullahu khairan for the advice.

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brother3h

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I'm Hanafi, but in Morocco a lot of Shafi'is pray in their own corner of the mosque at their own time, and then join us for Maghrib. So they don’t lose the jamaat and still stick to their madhhab.

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brother3h

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Brother, I'm a Shafi'i myself, I pray at home on time, and I go to the mosque for Maghrib. Praying in congregation at the mosque is a sunnah, but they don't wait for the prayer time there. It's better to do it on time, even alone. BarakAllahu feek.

brother2h

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Wa alaikum salam. According to fiqh, if the gap is small, you can wait. But Shafi'i Asr is earlier, and it shouldn't be missed. I advise praying on time, even if you're by yourself.

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