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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is the Fajr prayer accepted after its time has passed?

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Question:
May Allah reward you and bless you. This questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, in one of his questions, regarding the Fajr prayer, if a person is delayed in this prayer and prays at around eight o'clock because he did not wake up at his appointed time and the clock did not wake him, is the prayer accepted in such a case?

Answer:
If he is excused by sleep, meaning that sleep overcame him at times, or he forgot the prayer, he is excused. He should pray it when he remembers it or when he wakes up, as the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Whoever forgets a prayer or sleeps through it, let him pray it when he remembers it.من نسي صلاة أو نام عنها فليصلها إذا ذكرها
Sunan ad-Darimi 2:45
There is no expiation for it except that. As for the one who makes sleep a habit and says, "Whenever I get up and wake up, I will pray," his prayer is not accepted because he intentionally delayed it beyond its time. The prayer is not accepted except in its time, and it is not permissible to delay it beyond its time except for a valid religious excuse. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 6811- هل تقبل صلاة الفجر بعد خروج الوقت؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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