The Ruling on Delaying the Fajr Prayer Beyond Its Time
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Question:
I pray all the prayers in congregation except for the Fajr prayer, which I pray at home after the sun has risen. This is because I do not finish my work until late at night, and as a result, I go to bed late and am unable to get up from sleep until nine in the morning. Do I bear any sin for this?
Answer:
Yes, you bear a great sin in this. You have committed two great errors. The first error is abandoning the prayer in congregation, and praying in congregation is obligatory. The second error, which is more severe, is delaying the prayer beyond its time. Working and staying up at night are not an excuse for committing these crimes. You must pray Fajr in congregation and reduce your staying up late by sleeping enough at night to get the rest you need and be able to get up for the Fajr prayer.
The Fajr prayer takes precedence over worldly work. The Fajr prayer must take precedence over the affairs of this world. You must make time for it and not give the opportunity to worldly work by delaying the prayer from its time and from the congregation. Rather, the obligatory course is the opposite: you must make the prayer the priority, make time for it, and preserve it. After that, you turn to the appropriate work that is in your interest. Yes. May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
I pray all the prayers in congregation except for the Fajr prayer, which I pray at home after the sun has risen. This is because I do not finish my work until late at night, and as a result, I go to bed late and am unable to get up from sleep until nine in the morning. Do I bear any sin for this?
Answer:
Yes, you bear a great sin in this. You have committed two great errors. The first error is abandoning the prayer in congregation, and praying in congregation is obligatory. The second error, which is more severe, is delaying the prayer beyond its time. Working and staying up at night are not an excuse for committing these crimes. You must pray Fajr in congregation and reduce your staying up late by sleeping enough at night to get the rest you need and be able to get up for the Fajr prayer.
The Fajr prayer takes precedence over worldly work. The Fajr prayer must take precedence over the affairs of this world. You must make time for it and not give the opportunity to worldly work by delaying the prayer from its time and from the congregation. Rather, the obligatory course is the opposite: you must make the prayer the priority, make time for it, and preserve it. After that, you turn to the appropriate work that is in your interest. Yes. May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، لا يصلي الفجر إلى بعد طلوع الشمس حيث أنه لا يعود من العمل إلا في ساعة متأخرة وينام ولا يستطيع...؟ — youtube.com
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