Ruling on Delaying Prayer Due to Work
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Question:
A lengthy letter also arrived at the program from Bahrain. The sender wrote at the end: Your son from Bahrain, Khaled Hasan Khalifa. A summary of what is in this letter: He works at sea, and his job is extremely sensitive, as he describes it. He says that he is unable to pray many of the prayers at their proper times, and that he does not pray the Friday prayer except twice a month due to his inability to do so. He asks for your guidance, may Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
It is obligatory for every Muslim to pray the prayer at its time, and he has no right to delay it from its time. Rather, the believer must pray it according to his condition; if he is sick, he prays sitting, if he is unable, he prays on his side or lying down according to his capacity. He has no right to delay it, but there is no harm in combining the midday and afternoon prayers, or the sunset and night prayers, if he is traveling, or if he is sick, or if there is rain and it is difficult for him to go out to the mosques.
The point is: there must be a valid legal excuse. Being at sea does not prevent one from praying the prayer at its time. If he intends to dive into the sea, he looks for the appropriate time and dives at times that do not prevent performing the prayer at its time. If he has other works at sea, he must take care of the prayer times so that he does not neglect them. His work should align with the times so that he does not neglect the prayer. He has no excuse to prioritize his worldly and commercial works over the prayer at its time. This is not an excuse, not at sea, not on land, and not in the air.
As for if an unexpected event occurs, such as illness or sleep that is not by his choice, this is something Allah has forgiven. The sick person combines the midday and afternoon prayers, and the sunset and night prayers. The one who is overcome by sleep without intending it, if he wakes up, he prays. But intentional delay is not allowed; he must not intentionally delay it from its time or bring it forward before its time. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good. He is not a diver, Your Eminence, but his work is on the deck of the ship?
The Shaykh: This is more severe in the obligation of attention; because he has no excuse, he must ... pray at its time. Yes.
The presenter : Regardless of the circumstances?
The Shaykh: Regardless of the circumstances. Yes, the command of Allah takes precedence, the right of Allah takes precedence. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
A lengthy letter also arrived at the program from Bahrain. The sender wrote at the end: Your son from Bahrain, Khaled Hasan Khalifa. A summary of what is in this letter: He works at sea, and his job is extremely sensitive, as he describes it. He says that he is unable to pray many of the prayers at their proper times, and that he does not pray the Friday prayer except twice a month due to his inability to do so. He asks for your guidance, may Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
It is obligatory for every Muslim to pray the prayer at its time, and he has no right to delay it from its time. Rather, the believer must pray it according to his condition; if he is sick, he prays sitting, if he is unable, he prays on his side or lying down according to his capacity. He has no right to delay it, but there is no harm in combining the midday and afternoon prayers, or the sunset and night prayers, if he is traveling, or if he is sick, or if there is rain and it is difficult for him to go out to the mosques.
The point is: there must be a valid legal excuse. Being at sea does not prevent one from praying the prayer at its time. If he intends to dive into the sea, he looks for the appropriate time and dives at times that do not prevent performing the prayer at its time. If he has other works at sea, he must take care of the prayer times so that he does not neglect them. His work should align with the times so that he does not neglect the prayer. He has no excuse to prioritize his worldly and commercial works over the prayer at its time. This is not an excuse, not at sea, not on land, and not in the air.
As for if an unexpected event occurs, such as illness or sleep that is not by his choice, this is something Allah has forgiven. The sick person combines the midday and afternoon prayers, and the sunset and night prayers. The one who is overcome by sleep without intending it, if he wakes up, he prays. But intentional delay is not allowed; he must not intentionally delay it from its time or bring it forward before its time. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good. He is not a diver, Your Eminence, but his work is on the deck of the ship?
The Shaykh: This is more severe in the obligation of attention; because he has no excuse, he must ... pray at its time. Yes.
The presenter : Regardless of the circumstances?
The Shaykh: Regardless of the circumstances. Yes, the command of Allah takes precedence, the right of Allah takes precedence. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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