Ruling on combining prayers without a valid religious excuse
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His Eminence the Shaykh: Some people, after stoning the Jamarat al-Aqabah, did not perform all the prayers until they arrived at their homes. When they arrived, they combined the prayers of four days into one! The Shaykh: And why?The questioner: On the excuse that they were tired!
We say regarding these people you mentioned, who left off prayer after stoning the Jamarat al-Aqabah until they returned to their families, and whose excuse for that was that they were tired: These people are sinful; because they delayed the prayer without a valid religious excuse, and making it up does not benefit them,Meaning: even if they made it up a thousand times, it will not be accepted from them; because they took it outside the time that Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) prescribed without an excuse,And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: (Whoever does an action that is not in accordance with our command, it is rejected) meaning: it is rejected from him.
So let them know that they should repent to Allah (Mighty and Majestic) and return to Him from what they did, and not proceed with anything in acts of worship except after asking the people of knowledge.
We say regarding these people you mentioned, who left off prayer after stoning the Jamarat al-Aqabah until they returned to their families, and whose excuse for that was that they were tired: These people are sinful; because they delayed the prayer without a valid religious excuse, and making it up does not benefit them,Meaning: even if they made it up a thousand times, it will not be accepted from them; because they took it outside the time that Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) prescribed without an excuse,And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: (Whoever does an action that is not in accordance with our command, it is rejected) meaning: it is rejected from him.
So let them know that they should repent to Allah (Mighty and Majestic) and return to Him from what they did, and not proceed with anything in acts of worship except after asking the people of knowledge.