Negligence in prayer until the time has passed
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The third question of fatwa number ( 15918 )
Q 3: If a person prays some of the times at the prescribed time for prayer, and sometimes he is negligent and lazy until the time is missed , what is the ruling? Please inform us, may you be rewarded?
A 3: It is obligatory for the Muslim to be diligent in performing the five prayers at their prescribed times with the congregation of Muslims; because of the saying of Allah the Exalted:[An-Nisa 4:103] and the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): Bulugh al-Maram 2:308 narrated by Ibn Majah and al-Daraqutni and Ibn Hibban and al-Hakim with a sound chain.
And it is not permissible for the Muslim to be negligent about prayer at some times and to be concerned with it at other times; rather, he must be consistent in his concern for prayer; because of the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Al-Baqarah 2:238] And He said: And He said: And He said: [Al-Ma'un 107:4-5] . And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad and his family and his Companions.
Q 3: If a person prays some of the times at the prescribed time for prayer, and sometimes he is negligent and lazy until the time is missed , what is the ruling? Please inform us, may you be rewarded?
A 3: It is obligatory for the Muslim to be diligent in performing the five prayers at their prescribed times with the congregation of Muslims; because of the saying of Allah the Exalted:
Indeed, prayer has been decreed upon the believers a decree of specified times.
إِنَّ الصَّلاَةَ كَانَتْ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ كِتَابًا مَوْقُوتًاWhoever hears the call for prayer and and does not come (to the mosque for prayer), his prayer will not be accepted from him, unless he has a (legitimate) excuse.
من سمع النداء فلم يأت فلا صلاة له إلا من عذرAnd it is not permissible for the Muslim to be negligent about prayer at some times and to be concerned with it at other times; rather, he must be consistent in his concern for prayer; because of the saying of Allah the Exalted:
Maintain with care the [obligatory] prayers and [in particular] the middle prayer
حَافِظُوا عَلَى الصَّلَوَاتِ وَالصَّلاَةِ الْوُسْطَىAnd those who are constant in their prayers
وَالَّذِينَ هُمْ عَلَى صَلاتِهِمْ يُحَافِظُونَwho are constant in their prayers
الَّذِينَ هُمْ عَلَى صَلاتِهِمْ دَائِمُونَ(4) So woe to those who pray (5) [But] who are heedless of their prayer -
فَوَيْلٌ لِلْمُصَلِّينَ (4) الَّذِينَ هُمْ عَنْ صَلاَتِهِمْ سَاهُونَ
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