The Ruling on Deliberately Sleeping Through the Prayers and Performing Them After Their Time Has Passed

Question:
This person says that a man prays and fasts the entire month of Ramadan, but he sleeps through some of the prayers and then performs them after the time has passed.

Answer:
It is not permissible for him to sleep through the prayer and say, "When I get up, I will pray it." This is deliberate. However, if sleep overcomes him while he intends to pray but sleep overcomes him, he is excused. The pen is lifted for three categories of people, among whom is the sleeper until he wakes up. As for the one who deliberately sleeps through the prayer and says, "I will pray it when I wake up," this is not permissible. This is abandoning the prayer deliberately until its time has passed. This is also abandoning the congregational prayer, and the congregation is obligatory.