The Fasting of Dawud When It Leads to Neglecting Obligations
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Regarding the fasting of Dawud (peace be upon him), where he fasts one day and breaks the fast the next, this is a prescribed matter. However, if it leads to a person neglecting some of the obligatory duties, is it still prescribed for him? For example, if he sleeps through the prayer?
Answer:
What Allah willed, that he neglects the obligatory duties and performs the recommended ones? This is not permissible. He must first maintain the obligatory duties, and then come to the recommended ones.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Regarding the fasting of Dawud (peace be upon him), where he fasts one day and breaks the fast the next, this is a prescribed matter. However, if it leads to a person neglecting some of the obligatory duties, is it still prescribed for him? For example, if he sleeps through the prayer?
Answer:
What Allah willed, that he neglects the obligatory duties and performs the recommended ones? This is not permissible. He must first maintain the obligatory duties, and then come to the recommended ones.
Source
إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان 23-06-1439هـ — af.org.sa (59:21)
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