The ruling on the prayer of one who habitually delays the congregational prayer
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is the prayer of one who misses the prayer because he has become accustomed to delaying the congregational prayer not accepted?
Answer:
If this has become his habit and he does not care about the congregational prayer, his prayer is accepted, because the congregational prayer is not part of the prayer itself; it is obligatory. The congregational prayer is obligatory. Some scholars hold that it is a condition for the validity of the prayer, but it is an obligation outside the prayer, outside the prayer. So he sins by leaving this obligation, but his prayer is valid despite the sin. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is the prayer of one who misses the prayer because he has become accustomed to delaying the congregational prayer not accepted?
Answer:
If this has become his habit and he does not care about the congregational prayer, his prayer is accepted, because the congregational prayer is not part of the prayer itself; it is obligatory. The congregational prayer is obligatory. Some scholars hold that it is a condition for the validity of the prayer, but it is an obligation outside the prayer, outside the prayer. So he sins by leaving this obligation, but his prayer is valid despite the sin. Yes.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 18-02-1435هـ — alfawzan.live (55:44)
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