Prayer after the end of a university lecture

Question:
The honorable scholar says: I am a university student, and some lectures do not end until half an hour or an hour after the 'Asr prayer. So we pray after the lecture. Is our prayer valid?

Answer:
It was obligatory for the officials, if they were in these lands, to pray before the lecture. I do not think that the officials in these lands delay the prayer from the beginning of its time; they pray first and then enter the lecture. As for if one is in other than these lands and has no ability, there is no harm in delaying the prayer from the beginning of its time so that he does not miss the lecture. The time for prayer is spacious, and praise be to Allah; this is from Allah's facilitation. The important thing is that if it is possible to bring the lecture forward, that is obligatory. If it is not possible, and he will not miss the lecture, and the time for prayer is spacious, he attends the lecture and hastens to pray after it ends, before the time for prayer exits.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you