Combining the earlier prayer before sleep for one who knows he will not wake up
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The questioner:
I ask Allah for you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: A man told me that he will not come in the morning.
The Shaykh:
No, give us the question.
The questioner:
He says: A man did not sleep at night until the time for the midday prayer arrived. Is it permissible for him to pray the midday prayer and combine the afternoon prayer with it as an early combination before he sleeps, because he knows he will not wake up until after the sunset prayer?
The Shaykh:
Sleep does not permit combining prayers; sleep does not permit combining prayers. What permits combining is illness or travel, but sleep does not permit combining. You get up and pray at its time, and with the congregation, you fear Allah the Exalted. Do not act upon the prayers according to your own whims.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
I ask Allah for you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: A man told me that he will not come in the morning.
The Shaykh:
No, give us the question.
The questioner:
He says: A man did not sleep at night until the time for the midday prayer arrived. Is it permissible for him to pray the midday prayer and combine the afternoon prayer with it as an early combination before he sleeps, because he knows he will not wake up until after the sunset prayer?
The Shaykh:
Sleep does not permit combining prayers; sleep does not permit combining prayers. What permits combining is illness or travel, but sleep does not permit combining. You get up and pray at its time, and with the congregation, you fear Allah the Exalted. Do not act upon the prayers according to your own whims.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
شرح أخصر المختصرات في الفقه، كتاب القضاء — islamhouse.com (1:06:48)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.