Is it permissible for a fasting person to delay the congregational Maghrib prayer if he is eager for food and has not yet taken his fill?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, regarding the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)Bulugh al-Maram 2:159 and his saying (peace and blessings be upon him) , and regarding the instruction to prioritize the evening meal over the 'Isha' prayer, is it permissible to cite these hadiths and those of similar meaning as evidence that the Maghrib prayer is not obligatory for a fasting person if the prayer time begins before he has taken his fill of food?
Answer:
Yes, if he is longing for food and his soul is eager for it because he is hungry, he should take his fill of food and then go to the prayer. If he misses part of it, or misses it entirely, he is excused in this, in accordance with the hadith. If he goes to the prayer with a distracted mind and his soul attached to the food, he will not have khushu' (humility) and tranquility in the prayer. What is required is khushu' and tranquility in the prayer, and removing the obstacles that hinder khushu'. However, I say that it is not recommended to prepare the evening meal at the time of breaking the fast in Ramadan. It should not be prepared at the time of breaking the fast. One should suffice with what the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) used to do: he would eat fresh dates and drink water with them. If he did not find fresh dates, he would eat dried dates. If he found neither fresh nor dried dates, he would drink water and go out, then return and have his evening meal. If he accustoms himself to this, he will not look forward to the evening meal, and his soul will not be attached to it. He will follow the Sunnah, the Sunnah of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, regarding the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
Narrated 'Ubada bin As-Samit (ﷺ): Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "There is no Salat (prayer) for him who does not recite Ummul-Qur'an (Surat al-Fatiha)". (Agreed upon].
صلى الله عليه وسلم لا صلاة بحضرة طعام،When the evening meal is present
إذا حضر العشاءAnswer:
Yes, if he is longing for food and his soul is eager for it because he is hungry, he should take his fill of food and then go to the prayer. If he misses part of it, or misses it entirely, he is excused in this, in accordance with the hadith. If he goes to the prayer with a distracted mind and his soul attached to the food, he will not have khushu' (humility) and tranquility in the prayer. What is required is khushu' and tranquility in the prayer, and removing the obstacles that hinder khushu'. However, I say that it is not recommended to prepare the evening meal at the time of breaking the fast in Ramadan. It should not be prepared at the time of breaking the fast. One should suffice with what the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) used to do: he would eat fresh dates and drink water with them. If he did not find fresh dates, he would eat dried dates. If he found neither fresh nor dried dates, he would drink water and go out, then return and have his evening meal. If he accustoms himself to this, he will not look forward to the evening meal, and his soul will not be attached to it. He will follow the Sunnah, the Sunnah of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [657 -2802] هل يجوز للصائم أن يتأخر عن صلاة الجماعة في المغرب إذا تاقت نفسه للطعام ولم يأخذ نهمته؟ — youtube.com
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