Preserving the prayer in its time and delaying it for work
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Question:
This questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, what is the reward for preserving the prayers in their times? And if a person delays them due to his many commitments and late work, what should he do?
Answer:
Praying the prayers in their times is obligatory and fard, provided one is able and has the capacity. It is not permissible to delay them for one’s occupations unless one has a valid legal excuse that necessitates combining the two prayers, such as travel, illness, or heavy rain. In the case of heavy rain, one combines Maghrib and 'Isha'. As for travel, one combines Zuhr and 'Asr, and Maghrib and 'Isha'. Likewise, in the case of illness, one combines them if necessary, between Zuhr and 'Asr, and between Maghrib and 'Isha'. Yes.
This questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, what is the reward for preserving the prayers in their times? And if a person delays them due to his many commitments and late work, what should he do?
Answer:
Praying the prayers in their times is obligatory and fard, provided one is able and has the capacity. It is not permissible to delay them for one’s occupations unless one has a valid legal excuse that necessitates combining the two prayers, such as travel, illness, or heavy rain. In the case of heavy rain, one combines Maghrib and 'Isha'. As for travel, one combines Zuhr and 'Asr, and Maghrib and 'Isha'. Likewise, in the case of illness, one combines them if necessary, between Zuhr and 'Asr, and between Maghrib and 'Isha'. Yes.
Source
قناة «مكة و المدينة»، 03 فتاوى على الهواء - 03 02 1433هـ _ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (24:49)
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