Guiding the Youth to Maintain the Fajr Prayer
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Question:
The questioner asks, may Allah bless you, for guidance for the youth to maintain the Fajr prayer, as there is laziness on the part of some of the youth.
Answer:
Yes, it is obligatory for the youth, and for others, both adults and children, to maintain the Fajr prayer at its time in congregation. This is obligatory.[Al-Ma'arij 70:34-35] So it is obligatory to maintain the prayers in congregation for adults and those who have reached puberty. As for those who can distinguish right from wrong, it is a recommended practice (sunnah) for them. Yes.
The questioner asks, may Allah bless you, for guidance for the youth to maintain the Fajr prayer, as there is laziness on the part of some of the youth.
Answer:
Yes, it is obligatory for the youth, and for others, both adults and children, to maintain the Fajr prayer at its time in congregation. This is obligatory.
(34) And those who [carefully] maintain their prayer: (35) They will be in gardens, honored.
وَالَّذِينَ هُمْ عَلَىٰ صَلَاتِهِمْ يُحَافِظُونَ أُولَٰئِكَ فِي جَنَّاتٍ مُّكْرَمُونَ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (181) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1440-05-18] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (25:34)
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