The virtue of praying at its appointed time and the ruling on abandoning it

Question:
Explaining the hadith that whoever performs the prayer at its time...?

Answer:
He mentioned that this is the most beloved of deeds, so its invalidation if performed before its time or after its time is derived from other evidence; because it is obligatory that the act of worship be performed in the manner prescribed by Allah. Performing it before its time is performing it in a manner that Allah has not prescribed, and likewise, if one delays it intentionally, it is invalid according to the most correct of the opinions of the scholars, as if he has no prayer in reality, and he commits disbelief by doing so intentionally.
For this reason, he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: , which means abandoning it permanently, even if one abandons it for two or three times. And likewise his statement (peace and blessings be upon him): , narrated by Muslim. This encompasses abandoning it entirely and encompasses abandoning other obligatory acts intentionally. If he repents, Allah will accept his repentance.
But if he abandons it due to forgetfulness, sleep, or a doubt in the case of some patients, not intentionally abandoning it with the intent of disobedience, but some people think that abandoning it until they feel better and recover is better so that they can pray it as a complete prayer. This is from ignorance. So he does not commit disbelief because he is interpreting the ruling, but he should be informed that it is obligatory to perform it even in illness. If he is unable to pray standing, he prays sitting, and if he is unable to pray sitting, he prays on his side, and if he is unable to pray on his side, he prays lying down.
As for delaying it, it is not permissible; but he does not commit disbelief because of the interpretation; because he did not delay it out of negligence, but he delayed it in his opinion to pray it in a more complete manner, so he was mistaken in this. And likewise, whoever delays it due to sleep, meaning he is excused, or due to forgetfulness, he is excused. He is also commanded to perform it. For this reason, in the authentic hadith: .
Unlike the one who does it intentionally and plays with it, for he has a different status. The majority of the later scholars are of the opinion that it is disbelief less than disbelief, and that he has committed a great major sin and a great transgression, but he does not exit Islam. The second opinion, which is the correct one, is that he exits Islam if he does it intentionally, intentionally without any doubt, if he does it out of negligence and carelessness.
As for if he denies its obligation, and says that it is not obligatory, and he is someone who knows the ruling; evidence is established against him if he is in a state of ignorance far from Islam. If he persists, he is a disbeliever according to all, according to all scholars, even if he prays, even if he is praying with people. If he denies its obligation, he is a disbeliever by consensus. We ask Allah for safety.