Is it permissible for a woman to delay the Zuhr prayer on the pretext of cooking, and the 'Isha' prayer on the pretext that its time is long?
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Question:
May Allah reward you with good and do you good. He says: Regarding the delay of prayers, specifically the Zuhr and 'Isha' prayers by some women on the pretext of cooking, and that the time for the 'Isha' prayer is long, some women, may Allah guide them, delay the prayers. We ask you, Honorable Shaykh, to advise them and clarify to them the importance of khushu' (humility) in prayer. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
Delaying the prayer within its time is permissible. If one prays at the beginning of its time, that is better. If one delays it until the end of its time or the middle of the time, that is permissible and there is no harm in it. However, delaying the prayer beyond its time and taking it out of its time is not permissible, except for the intention of combining where combining is allowed. If combining is permitted for him, such as if he is a traveler or sick, and combining is allowed for him, then he delays the first prayer and combines it with the second prayer that follows it. He delays Zuhr and prays it with 'Asr in the time of 'Asr, and he delays Maghrib and prays it with 'Isha' in the time of 'Isha'. As for the one who has no excuse that permits him to combine, it is not permissible for him to delay the prayer beyond its time, neither for the sake of cooking nor for any other reason. He must pray the prayer in its time, because Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, has appointed specific times for the prayer, and it is not permissible to take it out of them. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, said:[An-Nisa 4:103] Delaying the prayer beyond its time without a valid legal excuse is considered wasting it. Allah the Exalted said: [Maryam 19:59] The wasting of the prayer referred to here means taking it out of its time. So He named taking it out of its time as wasting it, and He threatened with the most severe warning for that. We ask Allah for safety.
May Allah reward you with good and do you good. He says: Regarding the delay of prayers, specifically the Zuhr and 'Isha' prayers by some women on the pretext of cooking, and that the time for the 'Isha' prayer is long, some women, may Allah guide them, delay the prayers. We ask you, Honorable Shaykh, to advise them and clarify to them the importance of khushu' (humility) in prayer. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
Delaying the prayer within its time is permissible. If one prays at the beginning of its time, that is better. If one delays it until the end of its time or the middle of the time, that is permissible and there is no harm in it. However, delaying the prayer beyond its time and taking it out of its time is not permissible, except for the intention of combining where combining is allowed. If combining is permitted for him, such as if he is a traveler or sick, and combining is allowed for him, then he delays the first prayer and combines it with the second prayer that follows it. He delays Zuhr and prays it with 'Asr in the time of 'Asr, and he delays Maghrib and prays it with 'Isha' in the time of 'Isha'. As for the one who has no excuse that permits him to combine, it is not permissible for him to delay the prayer beyond its time, neither for the sake of cooking nor for any other reason. He must pray the prayer in its time, because Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, has appointed specific times for the prayer, and it is not permissible to take it out of them. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, said:
re-establish [regular] prayer. Indeed, prayer has been decreed upon the believers a decree of specified times.
فَأَقِيمُوا الصَّلَاةَ إِنَّ الصَّلَاةَ كَانَتْ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ كِتَابًا مَّوْقُوتًاBut there came after them successors who neglected prayer and pursued desires; so they are going to meet evil -
فَخَلَفَ مِن بَعْدِهِمْ خَلْفٌ أَضَاعُوا الصَّلَاةَ وَاتَّبَعُوا الشَّهَوَاتِ فَسَوْفَ يَلْقَوْنَ غَيًّا
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز للمرأة أن تؤخر صلاة الظهر بحجة الطبخ، وصلاة العشاء بحجة أن وقتها طويل؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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