Praying on the airplane seat when the time for Fajr is tight
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: I caught up with the Fajr prayer while on the airplane, and if the plane reaches its destination, the time will have passed. Is it permissible? If the time passes, is it permissible for me to pray on the seat while I am on the airplane?
Answer:
There is a distinction here. If this prayer is combined with the one that follows it, such as combining Dhuhr with Asr, you intend to combine them by delaying them. When the plane lands, you pray Dhuhr and Asr combined by delay, or Maghrib and Isha. However, if the journey is long and you do not land during the time of the second prayer, you do not land during the time of the second prayer, then pray on the airplane in whatever manner is easy for you. Pray in whatever manner is easy for you,[At-Taghabun 64:16] and do not abandon the prayer.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: I caught up with the Fajr prayer while on the airplane, and if the plane reaches its destination, the time will have passed. Is it permissible? If the time passes, is it permissible for me to pray on the seat while I am on the airplane?
Answer:
There is a distinction here. If this prayer is combined with the one that follows it, such as combining Dhuhr with Asr, you intend to combine them by delaying them. When the plane lands, you pray Dhuhr and Asr combined by delay, or Maghrib and Isha. However, if the journey is long and you do not land during the time of the second prayer, you do not land during the time of the second prayer, then pray on the airplane in whatever manner is easy for you. Pray in whatever manner is easy for you,
So fear Allah as much as you are able
فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُمْ
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 27-01-1435هـ — alfawzan.live (49:47)
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