A man is about to enter the operating room before Maghrib, and he may not come out of the anesthesia until after Fajr prayer. How should he pray?
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, a man is about to enter the operating room before Maghrib prayer, and he may not come out of the anesthesia until after Fajr prayer. What is the ruling regarding his prayer?
The Shaykh:
The ruling is that if he is close to the time of Maghrib prayer, he should not enter the operating room until he prays. However, if it is before sunset and the situation requires urgency for the operation, he should enter, and he will come out of the anesthesia before the dawn breaks, because anesthesia has a known timing according to the technicians. He asks the technicians when he will regain consciousness, and he relies on their information in this matter. So, if the matter is a dire necessity, he enters the operation and prays whenever he regains consciousness, even if it is after the time has passed. This is a dire necessity. But if there is no dire necessity, he can act according to what is prescribed.
The questioner:
He says: If his operation is after the time of Maghrib has entered, is it permissible for him to combine Maghrib and 'Isha' prayers?
The Shaykh:
Yes, he combines them by advancing the prayer. He says: He enters the operation and combines them by advancing the prayer. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, a man is about to enter the operating room before Maghrib prayer, and he may not come out of the anesthesia until after Fajr prayer. What is the ruling regarding his prayer?
The Shaykh:
The ruling is that if he is close to the time of Maghrib prayer, he should not enter the operating room until he prays. However, if it is before sunset and the situation requires urgency for the operation, he should enter, and he will come out of the anesthesia before the dawn breaks, because anesthesia has a known timing according to the technicians. He asks the technicians when he will regain consciousness, and he relies on their information in this matter. So, if the matter is a dire necessity, he enters the operation and prays whenever he regains consciousness, even if it is after the time has passed. This is a dire necessity. But if there is no dire necessity, he can act according to what is prescribed.
The questioner:
He says: If his operation is after the time of Maghrib has entered, is it permissible for him to combine Maghrib and 'Isha' prayers?
The Shaykh:
Yes, he combines them by advancing the prayer. He says: He enters the operation and combines them by advancing the prayer. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [446 /1350] رجل سيدخل غرفة العمليات قبل المغرب، وقد لا يخرج من البنج إلا بعد صلاة الفجر، فكيف يصلي؟ — youtube.com
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