Permissibility of combining the Zuhr and 'Asr prayers when there is a pressing need
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Your Eminence! In some companies, employees work for twelve hours, for example from six in the evening to six in the morning. They leave exhausted and go to sleep,So he says: and I am unable to wake up and pray in congregation at the mosque with the congregation. Is it permissible for me to delay the Zuhr prayer until 'Asr? And if not, how do you answer their inquiry regarding the fact that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) combined prayers without an excuse or fear?
As for when a person leaves exhausted and is unable to stay awake until 'Asr, there is nothing wrong with combining 'Asr with Zuhr and then sleeping.
And as for their saying: The claim that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) combined prayers without an excuse is not correct. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not combine prayers except for an excuse. The hadith of Ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him and his father) that he (combinedMeaning: the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) between Zuhr and 'Asr, and between Maghrib and 'Isha' in Madinah without fear or rain) .
Ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him and his father) explained the reason for this when he was asked: What was his intention in doing so?He said: He intended not to burden his Ummah. This indicates that combining prayers is only permissible in cases of hardship. The situation you described for this man is undoubtedly a hardship, so he may combine the prayers either by advancing or delaying them.
As for when a person leaves exhausted and is unable to stay awake until 'Asr, there is nothing wrong with combining 'Asr with Zuhr and then sleeping.
And as for their saying: The claim that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) combined prayers without an excuse is not correct. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not combine prayers except for an excuse. The hadith of Ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him and his father) that he (combinedMeaning: the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) between Zuhr and 'Asr, and between Maghrib and 'Isha' in Madinah without fear or rain) .
Ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him and his father) explained the reason for this when he was asked: What was his intention in doing so?He said: He intended not to burden his Ummah. This indicates that combining prayers is only permissible in cases of hardship. The situation you described for this man is undoubtedly a hardship, so he may combine the prayers either by advancing or delaying them.