Ruling on combining two prayers due to hardship
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My grandmother has kidney dialysis, and she misses the 'Asr and Maghrib prayers. What should be done?
This is easy. She should combine 'Asr with Zuhr before she starts the dialysis, and combine Maghrib with 'Isha'.
The questioner: Before or after?The Shaykh: Before, because I understood from your words that she starts the dialysis after Zuhr.
The questioner: At two o'clock.
The Shaykh: Yes! At two o'clock in the afternoon,We say: she prays Zuhr as soon as the adhan is called, then 'Asr, and she combines Maghrib with 'Isha', and she has until midnight.
But what is her situation regarding fasting? Can she fast?The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: Praise be to Allah.
This is easy. She should combine 'Asr with Zuhr before she starts the dialysis, and combine Maghrib with 'Isha'.
The questioner: Before or after?The Shaykh: Before, because I understood from your words that she starts the dialysis after Zuhr.
The questioner: At two o'clock.
The Shaykh: Yes! At two o'clock in the afternoon,We say: she prays Zuhr as soon as the adhan is called, then 'Asr, and she combines Maghrib with 'Isha', and she has until midnight.
But what is her situation regarding fasting? Can she fast?The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: Praise be to Allah.