The ruling on abandoning prayer due to heavy work
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: My father is negligent in the worship of Allah, as he works a heavy, strenuous job and completely abandons prayer because of this heavy work. After he finishes, he prays and turns back to Allah. I have advised him many times, and he says, "I work to feed you, and work is worship." I have supplicated to Allah for him many times and advised him, but he does not stop. So what do you advise us to do? May Allah grant you success?
Answer:
Worship takes precedence over work. Worship is obligatory for the Muslim; he worships Allah by fulfilling what is obligatory upon him and avoiding what He has forbidden. It takes precedence over worldly work, so it is not permissible for him to do that, and he has no excuse for it. Yes. If he had relied upon Allah and worshipped Allah, Allah would have provided for him. Yes,[At-Talaq 65:2-3] Yes, and Allah the Exalted and Majestic said [Al-'Ankabut 29:17] Yes,
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: My father is negligent in the worship of Allah, as he works a heavy, strenuous job and completely abandons prayer because of this heavy work. After he finishes, he prays and turns back to Allah. I have advised him many times, and he says, "I work to feed you, and work is worship." I have supplicated to Allah for him many times and advised him, but he does not stop. So what do you advise us to do? May Allah grant you success?
Answer:
Worship takes precedence over work. Worship is obligatory for the Muslim; he worships Allah by fulfilling what is obligatory upon him and avoiding what He has forbidden. It takes precedence over worldly work, so it is not permissible for him to do that, and he has no excuse for it. Yes. If he had relied upon Allah and worshipped Allah, Allah would have provided for him. Yes,
And whoever fears Allah - He will make for him a way out (3) And will provide for him from where he does not expect.
وَمَن يَتَّقِ اللَّهَ يَجْعَل لَّهُ مَخْرَجًا وَيَرْزُقْهُ مِنْ حَيْثُ لَا يَحْتَسِبُSo seek from Allah provision and worship Him and be grateful to Him
فَابْتَغُوا عِندَ اللَّهِ الرِّزْقَ وَاعْبُدُوهُ وَاشْكُرُوا لَهُ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [402 /641] والدي مقصر في عبادة الله ويعمل عملا شاقا فيترك الصلاة وإذا نصحته قال أنا أعمل لأطعمكم...؟ — youtube.com
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