What is the ruling on one who delays the prayer beyond its time?
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Question:
He says: What is the ruling on one who prays but delays the prayer beyond its time?
Answer:
If one intentionally delays the prayer beyond its time without an excuse, it is not accepted. Allah the Exalted said:[An-Nisa 4:103] meaning it is obligatory at specific times. And in the hadith: If there is no excuse for delaying it beyond its time, it is not accepted, and this is a waste of the prayer,
He says: What is the ruling on one who prays but delays the prayer beyond its time?
Answer:
If one intentionally delays the prayer beyond its time without an excuse, it is not accepted. Allah the Exalted said:
Indeed, prayer has been decreed upon the believers a decree of specified times.
إِنَّ الصَّلَاةَ كَانَتْ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ كِتَابًا مَّوْقُوتًاPray the prayer at its time. Pray the prayer
صلي الصلاة لوقتها. صل الصلاةat its time, and if he does not have
لوقتها، فإذا لم يكن عنده
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم من يأخر الصلاة عن وقتها؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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