My husband does not maintain the prayer in congregation, nor does he pray the prayers at their proper times. I have advised him many times. Please advise me on what I should do?

Question:
From al-Kharj, she says: I am a married woman and we have no children. My husband does not maintain the prayer in congregation. He does not pray Fajr until after the sun has risen. He sleeps through the time of Dhuhr and prays it with 'Asr. As for Maghrib and 'Isha', he goes out of the house and I do not know when he prays. He does not pray Jumu'ah in the mosque. I have advised him many times. I told his mother and she advised him, but he did not listen to the advice. I am tired of this life with him. Please advise me on what I should do? May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
What you mentioned regarding him is a defect beyond merely abandoning the congregational prayer; he is also delaying the prayer beyond its time. If a prayer is delayed beyond its time without a valid Islamic excuse, it is not valid and is not accepted by Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He. He is in the ruling of one who abandons it. The congregational prayer is obligatory, but praying within the time is an individual obligation for him, and it is also a condition for the validity of the prayer. It is not permissible to delay it beyond its time except for a valid Islamic excuse, such as being overcome by sleep, forgetting, or intending to combine prayers if he is among those for whom combining is permissible, intending to combine it with the following prayer as a delayed combination, like a traveler or a sick person. The one who delays the prayer beyond its time without a valid Islamic excuse, may Allah protect us from that, his prayer is not accepted. As for your situation with him, you have the right to demand separation, because this is a bad man, and it is not permissible to remain with him, sit with him, eat with him, drink with him, or associate with him while he is in this state, unless he repents to Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He. Yes.