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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on one who delays the Fajr prayer until after the sun has risen without an excuse

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Question:
Some young men pray the Fajr prayer after the sunrise most of the time, without an excuse. Will their prayer be accepted by Allah? And is it considered a prayer for them at all, since they delay it until the sun rises, or what?

Answer:
If one intentionally delays the prayer until its time has passed, it is not valid for him if he prays it, because he did not pray in the manner in which Allah commanded him, without an excuse. However, if he delays it from its time for a legitimate Sharia excuse, there is no harm. But if he intentionally delays it and prays it after its time has passed, it is not accepted. It was mentioned in the hadith that
Whoever misses 'Asr prayerمن فاتته صلاة العصر
Sunan an-Nasa'i 478Sahih (Darussalam)
has missed his food. The meaning of missing the 'Asr prayer is missing its time. If one misses its time without a legitimate Sharia excuse and prays it after the time has passed, it is not accepted from him. But he must repent to Allah and perform the prayer in its time with the congregation, so that he may be among the Muslims and among the praying believers. Yes.
Source شرح فضل الإسلام [ صالح الفوزان ]، باب قول الله - تعالى - : { فأقم وجهك للدين حنيفا } — islamhouse.com (1:15:46)

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