What is the ruling on one who prays the Fajr prayer daily after the sun has risen, even though he sleeps intending to pray it in congregation at the mosque?
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Question:
What is the ruling on one who prays the Fajr prayer after the sun has risen daily and at home, because the mosque will have closed, and this is because he sleeps late due to his work circumstances, even though he sleeps in a state of wudu' intending to pray the Fajr prayer in congregation at the mosque? Please guide us, and may Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, who has no partner. May Allah send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions.
To proceed: The most important thing that a Muslim must hold onto in his religion, and especially prayer, which is the pillar of the religion, which forbids immorality and wrongdoing, and which is the first thing a servant will be held accountable for on the Day of Resurrection—if it is accepted, the rest of his deeds are accepted, and if it is rejected, the rest of his deeds are rejected—prayer is a major pivot in Islam. It is not permissible for a Muslim to be lax in its affairs; rather, it is obligatory for him to establish it in its time, with its pillars, conditions, and obligations, in congregation with the Muslims in the mosque, so that it becomes a beneficial prayer for its performer before Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), so that it ascends with light, saying, "May Allah preserve you as you preserved me." It meets the one who prays a formalistic prayer, and it is rolled up like a defective garment, and it strikes him in the face, saying, "May Allah cause you pain as you neglected it." Allah has threatened those who neglect prayer. Allah the Exalted said:[Maryam 19:59] Allah the Exalted said: [Al-Ma'un 107:4-7] So the purpose of prayer is not for a person to pray according to his own whim, at any time and in any form. Rather, the purpose of prayer is that it be established as Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) has commanded. Therefore, Allah has threatened those who neglect it. By "those who neglect it" is meant those who neglect its time. It is not meant that they do not pray at all, for those who do not pray at all are disbelievers. Rather, it is meant that they pray, but they do not pray in the required manner, as Allah the Exalted said: He is referring to [Al-Ma'un 107:4-5] Allah called them "those who pray," but they wander away from their prayer, meaning that they do not establish it as Allah has commanded. Among the signs of this is that they do not maintain its times. What was mentioned in this question is that this questioner has become accustomed to sleeping late and not getting up for the Fajr prayer until after a year. This is a great danger, and it is not permissible for a Muslim to persist in this action. Rather, a person must adjust his work to fit the prayer, not adjust the prayer to fit his work, because prayer is the foundation, and the time of prayer is an exception; no one is to take it for sleep or anything else. Rather, a person must clear the time of prayer for prayer, as Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) said: "Glorify Him in this" [An-Nur 24:36-37]. Allah the Exalted said: [Al-Munafiqun 63:9] So this is the action the Shaykh mentioned to Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). As for work, if it conflicts with prayer, he must leave that work for another, and seek work that does not conflict with prayer. Whoever fears Allah, He will make a way out for him and provide for him from where he does not expect. This is not an excuse to delay prayer from its time on the pretext that he stays up for most of the night, so that he has an obligatory prayer upon him, whether he understands or not. The excuse is only for a person who was maintaining prayer and getting up for it, but sleep overtook him at times. As for the one who makes this his habit, this is a matter that is not permissible to come from a Muslim. Any work that conflicts with prayer, with performing prayer in its time, must be left, and he must seek other work. Works and sustenance are in the hand of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He); sustenance is in the hand of Allah, and works are many, and he will find a difference, [At-Talaq 65:2-3], yes. May Allah reward you with good and do you good.
What is the ruling on one who prays the Fajr prayer after the sun has risen daily and at home, because the mosque will have closed, and this is because he sleeps late due to his work circumstances, even though he sleeps in a state of wudu' intending to pray the Fajr prayer in congregation at the mosque? Please guide us, and may Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, who has no partner. May Allah send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions.
To proceed: The most important thing that a Muslim must hold onto in his religion, and especially prayer, which is the pillar of the religion, which forbids immorality and wrongdoing, and which is the first thing a servant will be held accountable for on the Day of Resurrection—if it is accepted, the rest of his deeds are accepted, and if it is rejected, the rest of his deeds are rejected—prayer is a major pivot in Islam. It is not permissible for a Muslim to be lax in its affairs; rather, it is obligatory for him to establish it in its time, with its pillars, conditions, and obligations, in congregation with the Muslims in the mosque, so that it becomes a beneficial prayer for its performer before Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), so that it ascends with light, saying, "May Allah preserve you as you preserved me." It meets the one who prays a formalistic prayer, and it is rolled up like a defective garment, and it strikes him in the face, saying, "May Allah cause you pain as you neglected it." Allah has threatened those who neglect prayer. Allah the Exalted said:
But 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(4) So woe to those who pray (5) [But] who are heedless of their prayer - (6) Those who make show [of their deeds] (7) And withhold [simple] assistance.
فَوَيْلٌ لِّلْمُصَلِّينَ الَّذِينَ هُمْ عَن صَلَاتِهِمْ سَاهُونَ الَّذِينَ هُمْ يُرَاءُونَ وَيَمْنَعُونَ الْمَاعُونَto those who pray (5) [But] who are heedless of their prayer -
لِّلْمُصَلِّينَ الَّذِينَ هُمْ عَن صَلَاتِهِمْ سَاهُونَin the morning and the evenings (37) [Are] men whom neither commerce nor sale distracts from the remembrance of Allah and performance of prayer and giving of zakah.
بِالْغُدُوِّ وَالْآصَالِ رِجَالٌ لَّا تُلْهِيهِمْ تِجَارَةٌ وَلَا بَيْعٌ عَن ذِكْرِ اللَّهِ وَإِقَامِ الصَّلَاةِ وَإِيتَاءِ الزَّكَاةِO you who have believed, let not your wealth and your children divert you from remembrance of Allah. And whoever does that - then those are the losers.
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تُلْهِكُمْ أَمْوَالُكُمْ وَلَا أَوْلَادُكُمْ عَن ذِكْرِ اللَّهِ وَمَن يَفْعَلْ ذَٰلِكَ فَأُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْخَاسِرُونَAnd whoever fears Allah - He will make for him a way out (3) And will provide for him from where he does not expect.
وَمَن يَتَّقِ اللَّهَ يَجْعَل لَّهُ مَخْرَجًا وَيَرْزُقْهُ مِنْ حَيْثُ لَا يَحْتَسِبُ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ماحكم من يصلي الصبح يومياً بعد طلوع الشمس رغم أنه ينام ناويا صلاتها في جماعة المسجد؟ الشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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