When is it permissible to delay the prayer beyond its time?
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The Shaykh : There is no prayer after that, meaning, even if he prays it...
...offered early with the Zuhr prayer, it falls within the time of prohibition. Yes.
The questioner : Shaykh, may Allah reward you... there is a statement that says that the prayer after the sun turns yellow is a necessity if one is excused.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Because the excused person, meaning, whether it is the prayer after the sun turns yellow or after the sun sets... is excused by Allah, Mighty and Majestic.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : What is the benefit in this?
The Shaykh : The benefit, may Allah reward you, is that one may be excused by a task that does not justify removing the prayer from its time, such as eating when one is hungry, or urinating or defecating, according to the view that it is not permissible to delay the prayer from its time for that reason.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : No, when a person is constrained by the need to urinate or defecate and fears the time will pass, according to Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him), he may delay the prayer from its time. And according to the well-known view among scholars, he may not do so; he prays even if he is straining. If he finds that he can strain before the sun turns yellow, then we say here that there is no harm in delaying it until the sun turns yellow, because if you pray it after the sun turns yellow and before sunset, you have prayed it within the time.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : It is forbidden for one who is not excused to delay it.
The Shaykh : It is forbidden to delay it. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you... the evening dhikr after the Asr prayer, if he offers it early with the Zuhr prayer, is that prescribed for him?
The Shaykh : Yes, actually, the evening begins from the sun reaching its zenith; the whole of it is evening. Yes.
The questioner : Is it obligatory for a person to be certain of the time of choice?
The Shaykh : No, and this is a necessity. We say: wait until he performs wudu, then pray, even if it is after the sun turns yellow.
The questioner : A man went to... is it permissible for him to... is it permissible for him to delay the Asr prayer...?
The Shaykh : The traveler, what?
The questioner : The traveler who stayed in the country of travel, is it permissible for him to delay the Asr prayer...?
The Shaykh : No, it is not permissible. If it is not permissible to pray the delayed prayer after the sun turns yellow, then the one combined with the Zuhr is the same; it is not permissible, even on the road, except if there is an excuse.
...offered early with the Zuhr prayer, it falls within the time of prohibition. Yes.
The questioner : Shaykh, may Allah reward you... there is a statement that says that the prayer after the sun turns yellow is a necessity if one is excused.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Because the excused person, meaning, whether it is the prayer after the sun turns yellow or after the sun sets... is excused by Allah, Mighty and Majestic.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : What is the benefit in this?
The Shaykh : The benefit, may Allah reward you, is that one may be excused by a task that does not justify removing the prayer from its time, such as eating when one is hungry, or urinating or defecating, according to the view that it is not permissible to delay the prayer from its time for that reason.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : No, when a person is constrained by the need to urinate or defecate and fears the time will pass, according to Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him), he may delay the prayer from its time. And according to the well-known view among scholars, he may not do so; he prays even if he is straining. If he finds that he can strain before the sun turns yellow, then we say here that there is no harm in delaying it until the sun turns yellow, because if you pray it after the sun turns yellow and before sunset, you have prayed it within the time.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : It is forbidden for one who is not excused to delay it.
The Shaykh : It is forbidden to delay it. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you... the evening dhikr after the Asr prayer, if he offers it early with the Zuhr prayer, is that prescribed for him?
The Shaykh : Yes, actually, the evening begins from the sun reaching its zenith; the whole of it is evening. Yes.
The questioner : Is it obligatory for a person to be certain of the time of choice?
The Shaykh : No, and this is a necessity. We say: wait until he performs wudu, then pray, even if it is after the sun turns yellow.
The questioner : A man went to... is it permissible for him to... is it permissible for him to delay the Asr prayer...?
The Shaykh : The traveler, what?
The questioner : The traveler who stayed in the country of travel, is it permissible for him to delay the Asr prayer...?
The Shaykh : No, it is not permissible. If it is not permissible to pray the delayed prayer after the sun turns yellow, then the one combined with the Zuhr is the same; it is not permissible, even on the road, except if there is an excuse.