Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: (Then there came after them successors who neglected the prayer)
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Question:
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good. He asks about this noble verse[Maryam 19:59] He asks who are those who neglected the prayer? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
The scholars (may Allah have mercy on them) explained in their interpretation of this verse that the reference is to those who delay it from its time and do not pray it except after the time has passed. For example, delaying the Fajr prayer until after the sun has risen, or delaying the 'Asr prayer until after the sun has set, or delaying the Maghrib prayer until after the time for 'Isha' has entered, or delaying the 'Isha' prayer until the dawn breaks. These people have neglected the prayer because they took it out of its time. Whoever takes it out of its time has neglected it. He is threatened with severe warning.[Maryam 19:59-60]
Therefore, it is obligatory for anyone who does any of that out of laziness or obedience to the self and Satan to repent to Allah the Exalted and to pray a prayer that benefits him with Allah the Glorified and Exalted. He should not follow Satan or the desires of the souls, nor blindly imitate the lazy and the negligent who waste their lives and their times. We ask Allah for guidance for us and for them. Yes.
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good. He asks about this noble verse
But there came after them successors who neglected prayer
فَخَلَفَ مِن بَعْدِهِمْ خَلْفٌ أَضَاعُوا الصَّلَاةَAnswer:
The scholars (may Allah have mercy on them) explained in their interpretation of this verse that the reference is to those who delay it from its time and do not pray it except after the time has passed. For example, delaying the Fajr prayer until after the sun has risen, or delaying the 'Asr prayer until after the sun has set, or delaying the Maghrib prayer until after the time for 'Isha' has entered, or delaying the 'Isha' prayer until the dawn breaks. These people have neglected the prayer because they took it out of its time. Whoever takes it out of its time has neglected it. He is threatened with severe warning.
so they are going to meet evil - (60) Except those who repent
فَسَوْفَ يَلْقَوْنَ غَيًّا إِلَّا مَن تَابَTherefore, it is obligatory for anyone who does any of that out of laziness or obedience to the self and Satan to repent to Allah the Exalted and to pray a prayer that benefits him with Allah the Glorified and Exalted. He should not follow Satan or the desires of the souls, nor blindly imitate the lazy and the negligent who waste their lives and their times. We ask Allah for guidance for us and for them. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 4666- تفسير قوله تعالى: (فَخَلَفَ مِنْ بَعْدِهِمْ خَلْفٌ أَضَاعُوا الصَّلاةَ) - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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