The Ruling on Delaying the Fajr Prayer Until the Time of Departure
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Excellency the Shaykh, and may He bless you. We seek your permission to ask questions. This questioner says: May Allah reward you with good. If a person delays the Fajr prayer until the time he leaves for work, on a near-permanent basis, what is the ruling on that?
Answer:
The ruling is that the prayer he performed is not valid, because he intentionally delayed it until its time had passed, and he made this a habit. Therefore, his prayer is not valid. He has not prayed. He must repent to Allah and start anew. He must be diligent in performing the prayer in its proper time with the Muslim congregation. What remains for him if he wastes the prayer? What remains of his religion? Whoever wastes the prayer wastes his religion, and whoever preserves it preserves his religion. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
May Allah reward you, Your Excellency the Shaykh, and may He bless you. We seek your permission to ask questions. This questioner says: May Allah reward you with good. If a person delays the Fajr prayer until the time he leaves for work, on a near-permanent basis, what is the ruling on that?
Answer:
The ruling is that the prayer he performed is not valid, because he intentionally delayed it until its time had passed, and he made this a habit. Therefore, his prayer is not valid. He has not prayed. He must repent to Allah and start anew. He must be diligent in performing the prayer in its proper time with the Muslim congregation. What remains for him if he wastes the prayer? What remains of his religion? Whoever wastes the prayer wastes his religion, and whoever preserves it preserves his religion. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
لقاء مفتوح 16-08-1433هـ — alfawzan.live (5:13)
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