Is the Fajr prayer valid for those who are lax about it and do not pray it except when they are going to work?
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Question:
Some people say that they are lax about the Fajr prayer, so they do not pray it in its time, but rather they pray it when they wake up for their work or their jobs. So what is your guidance, Honorable Shaykh, regarding this?
Answer:
Their prayer is not valid and it is not accepted if they intentionally delay it beyond its time. In that case, it is not accepted from them and it is not valid, because one of its conditions is that it be performed in its time. So if one leaves a condition, if he intentionally leaves one of the conditions of the prayer without dire necessity, and he is able to perform it, then the prayer is not valid. Yes.
Some people say that they are lax about the Fajr prayer, so they do not pray it in its time, but rather they pray it when they wake up for their work or their jobs. So what is your guidance, Honorable Shaykh, regarding this?
Answer:
Their prayer is not valid and it is not accepted if they intentionally delay it beyond its time. In that case, it is not accepted from them and it is not valid, because one of its conditions is that it be performed in its time. So if one leaves a condition, if he intentionally leaves one of the conditions of the prayer without dire necessity, and he is able to perform it, then the prayer is not valid. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3340- 4717] هل تصح صلاة الفجر ممن يتساهلون بها ولا يصلوها إلا عند ذهابهم للدوام؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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