The Oath Not to Abandon Prayer and Making Up What Was Missed
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Question:
We return once again to these questions. May Allah preserve you, he says: If I hear the Qur'an, I swear an oath that I will not abandon the prayer. However, days have passed since this oath during which I did not pray. What is the ruling?
Answer:
It is obligatory for you to maintain the prayers at their times and in congregation, even if you had not sworn an oath. If you did swear, that is merely a confirmation; otherwise, it is obligatory for you even without the oath, because Allah created you to worship Him and to obey Him. This returns to your own benefit and interest; you are the one who is harmed by disobeying Allah or benefits from obeying Allah the Exalted and Majestic. As for Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, the obedience of the obedient does not benefit Him, nor does the disobedience of the disobedient harm Him.[Ibrahim 14:8] And in the Qudsi Hadith: Sahih Muslim 2577a from you Sahih Muslim 2577a. Yes.
The presenter:
Yes, may Allah bless you.
We return once again to these questions. May Allah preserve you, he says: If I hear the Qur'an, I swear an oath that I will not abandon the prayer. However, days have passed since this oath during which I did not pray. What is the ruling?
Answer:
It is obligatory for you to maintain the prayers at their times and in congregation, even if you had not sworn an oath. If you did swear, that is merely a confirmation; otherwise, it is obligatory for you even without the oath, because Allah created you to worship Him and to obey Him. This returns to your own benefit and interest; you are the one who is harmed by disobeying Allah or benefits from obeying Allah the Exalted and Majestic. As for Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, the obedience of the obedient does not benefit Him, nor does the disobedience of the disobedient harm Him.
If you should disbelieve, you and whoever is on the earth entirely - indeed, Allah is Free of need and Praiseworthy."
إِن تَكْفُرُوا أَنتُمْ وَمَن فِي الْأَرْضِ جَمِيعًا فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ لَغَنِيٌّ حَمِيدٌO My servants, were the first of you and the last of you, the human of you and the jinn of you to be as pious as the most pious heart of any one man of you, that would not increase My dominion in anything. O My servants, were the first of you and the last of you, the human of you and the jinn of you to be as wicked as the most wicked heart of any one man
يا عبادي لو أن أولكم وآخركم وجنكم وإنسكم كانوا على أتقى قلب رجل واحد منكم ما زاد ذلك في ملكي شيئا، ولو أن أولكم وآخركم وإنسكم وجنكم كانوا على أفجر قلب رجل واحدthat would not decrease My dominion in anything
ما نقص ذلك من ملكي شيئاThe presenter:
Yes, may Allah bless you.
Source
فتاوى على الهواء 01-11-1438هـ — af.org.sa (10:24)
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