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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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What is the ruling on neglecting the order in making up missed prayers?

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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: What is the ruling on one who neglects the order of the prayers by offering Maghrib before 'Asr after waking up from sleep?

Answer:
This is not permissible, and his prayer is not valid. The order is obligatory. First, why does he sleep and let the prayer go out of its time? If he was overcome by sleep and wanted to get up but sleep overtook him, he is excused. But if this is his plan, his policy, where he says, "I sleep whenever I want as long as I pray," this is not permissible for him, and his prayer is not valid if he lets it go out of its time. It is not valid and not accepted by Allah the Exalted, because he deliberately let it go out of its time, so it is not accepted by Allah the Exalted. But he must repent to Allah and leave this practice to preserve the prayer.
Second, the order between the obligatory prayers is necessary. It is required to maintain the order, and one must not offer one before another.
The order is only dropped due to forgetfulness. If he forgot and prayed without knowing that he had a prayer before it, he prays his prayer and does not know that he had a prayer before it, so his prayer is valid, and he prays the one before it. He is excused due to forgetfulness; he is excused due to forgetfulness in this matter. But if he deliberately offered it early, his prayer is not valid. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم الإخلال بالترتيب في قضاء الصلاة الفائتة؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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