Fasting of one who is lax in the congregational prayer or delays it beyond its time
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Question:
What is the ruling on those who fast but are lax in abandoning the prayer with the congregation, or in abandoning it until its time has passed? Does their fasting benefit them?
Answer:
As for abandoning the prayer in congregation, this is abandoning an obligatory duty and a sign of hypocrisy. No one abandons the prayer in congregation except one who has hypocrisy in him, as the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan Ibn Majah 797Sahih (Darussalam). And the Exalted and Majestic is He said to the hypocrites: [At-Tawbah 9:54] They are the worst. [At-Tawbah 9:54] They are liars. The Exalted and Majestic is He said: [An-Nisa 4:142] So this is abandoning a great obligatory duty, and a person is held accountable for it, and the reward of his fasting is diminished. However, it does not invalidate the fast. The fast is valid if he performed it in the required manner, but its reward is diminished by this sin. As for the one who intentionally delays the prayer beyond its time, he is to be feared regarding apostasy. Because even if he prays, his prayer is not considered. If he delays the prayer beyond its time, even if he prays after the time, his prayer is not valid and not considered. This is one who abandons the prayer. The saying of Allah the Exalted: [An-Nisa 4:103] specifies that it is He who acts, He is the One who set this time for you, so do not delay it beyond it without a valid legal excuse. So whoever delays it beyond its time without a valid legal excuse, he must repent to Allah the Mighty and Majestic and guard the prayer. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not mention making up the prayer except for the one who slept or forgot. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sunan ad-Darimi 2:45 mentioned. As for the one who intentionally [delays], the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did not state that it is made up. The danger is very severe. It is not permissible to be negligent in this matter. Yes.
What is the ruling on those who fast but are lax in abandoning the prayer with the congregation, or in abandoning it until its time has passed? Does their fasting benefit them?
Answer:
As for abandoning the prayer in congregation, this is abandoning an obligatory duty and a sign of hypocrisy. No one abandons the prayer in congregation except one who has hypocrisy in him, as the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
The most burdensome prayers for the hypocrites are the 'Isha' prayer and the Fajr prayer
أثقل الصلاة على المنافقين صلاة العشاء وصلاة الفجرand that they come not to prayer except while they are
وَلَا يَأْتُونَ الصَّلَاةَ إِلَّا وَهُمْand that they do not spend except
وَلَا يُنفِقُونَ إِلَّا وَهُمْAnd when they stand for prayer, they stand lazily, showing [themselves to] the people
وَإِذَا قَامُوا إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ قَامُوا كُسَالَىٰ يُرَاءُونَ النَّاسَIndeed, prayer has been decreed upon the believers a decree of specified times.
إِنَّ الصَّلَاةَ كَانَتْ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ كِتَابًا مَّوْقُوتًاWhoever forgets a prayer or sleeps through it, let him pray it when
مَنْ نَسِيَ صَلَاةً أَوْ نَامَ عَنْهَا فَلْيُصَلِّهَا إِذَا
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-17-الصيام أحكامه وفضائله|صالح الفوزان|العام|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:00:39)
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