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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The wisdom behind separating the prayers and the difference in their durations

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The questioner : No, we are asking about the wisdom behind why they were arranged in this order rather than having equal durations. We are now asking about the separation itself, because the question is actually about two things: the first is the separation, and the second is the difference in their durations. Yes, Adel.

The Shaykh : It means renewing it. The prohibition of obscenity and wrongdoing. Regarding declaring someone a disbeliever, an objector might say: "As long as he prays, he is a disbeliever." Yes, he says that even if the prayers are combined, if he prays after the sun rises and then the next day comes, the declaration of disbelief still applies. Yes, Ali, taking it once is sufficient. Yes.

The questioner : The evening prayer is placed at this time to be at specific times. It is a trial from Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, by which He tests the believers. Therefore, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "The most burdensome prayers for hypocrites are theصلى الله عليه وسلم أثقل الصلاة على المنافقين صلاة
Bulugh al-Maram 2:306
the Fajr and the 'Isha' prayers.

The Shaykh : Yes, these are designated for specific times, but now we have four benefits in separating them.

The questioner : Right now, it is a ruling.

The Shaykh : Ha, yes.

The questioner : You say, Shaykh, that it is the continuity of the servant's connection with his Lord, Mighty and Majestic. If Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, had made the prayers one...

The Shaykh : them.

The questioner : It means that perhaps a person might occupy himself with something that does not benefit him. So when Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, separated the prayers in this order, the general outcome is that a person occupies his time in his connection with his Lord, Mighty and Majestic. And it also strengthens the love between the servant and his Lord?

The Shaykh : Something similar to that has passed, meaning something that suffices for it. Yes, Muhammad? This is a mercy for the servants.

The questioner : If they were all at one time and he missed that time, he would have missed all of them. But since they are separated, he might miss one prayer but catch up with the others.

The Shaykh : Yes, is this correct? Okay, yes.

The questioner : The question is the question.

The Shaykh : Wait, five, ha?

The questioner : What is it?

The Shaykh : The fifth one says that among the benefits is the mercy for the servants, because if they were made at one time and that time was missed, the person would have missed the good of all five prayers. But if they are distributed, if he misses one, the others remain and are not missed.
Source قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 309ما الحكمة من تفريق الصلاوات...📔 الشرح الممتع على زاد المستقنع - ابن عثيمين - مشروع كبار العلماء — youtube.com

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