Is it permissible for a sick person to combine the 'Asr prayer with the Zuhr prayer?
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The questioner : I have, O Shaykh, my grandmother who has kidney disease, she undergoes dialysis.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : She misses the 'Asr and Maghrib prayers, two prayers.
The Shaykh : The 'Asr and Maghrib.
The questioner : Yes, and is it permissible for her to combine them?
The Shaykh : This is easy; she can combine the 'Asr with the Zuhr before she starts the dialysis, and combine the Maghrib with the 'Isha'.
The questioner : Before or after?
The Shaykh : No, before. As long as, I understood from your words that she starts the dialysis after the Zuhr.
The questioner : At two o'clock.
The Shaykh : At two o'clock after the Zuhr, we say: combine the 'Asr with the Zuhr. Pray the Zuhr as soon as the adhan is called, then the 'Asr. She will remain until after the Maghrib, combining the Maghrib with the last one for her until midnight.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
Another questioner: May Allah reward you. The issue of the hadith of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
The Shaykh : But the discussion is about fasting; is she able to fast?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : She misses the 'Asr and Maghrib prayers, two prayers.
The Shaykh : The 'Asr and Maghrib.
The questioner : Yes, and is it permissible for her to combine them?
The Shaykh : This is easy; she can combine the 'Asr with the Zuhr before she starts the dialysis, and combine the Maghrib with the 'Isha'.
The questioner : Before or after?
The Shaykh : No, before. As long as, I understood from your words that she starts the dialysis after the Zuhr.
The questioner : At two o'clock.
The Shaykh : At two o'clock after the Zuhr, we say: combine the 'Asr with the Zuhr. Pray the Zuhr as soon as the adhan is called, then the 'Asr. She will remain until after the Maghrib, combining the Maghrib with the last one for her until midnight.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
Another questioner: May Allah reward you. The issue of the hadith of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
The Shaykh : But the discussion is about fasting; is she able to fast?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah.