What is the ruling on one who is only active in worship when in the company of others?
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Question:
When I am in a camp or on a trip with my brothers in Allah, I maintain the prayer, especially the Fajr prayer, and also the sunnahs. But when I return from the camp, I become lazy about the Fajr prayer, and often I sleep through its performance, and likewise the sunnahs. Is this from hypocrisy?
Answer:
This is like what you heard, it is from negligence, this is from negligence, this is the second aspect, which is negligence. It is obligatory that you be like this always, not just in the camp, or with your companions, but always, always be active and with high motivation in performing the obligations: the prayer in congregation—the Fajr prayer—with the congregation in the rawatib prayers. This is how the believer is in the obligations. It is obligatory in the obligatory acts, it is prescribed for you to be active, it is obligatory in the obligatory acts, and it is recommended in the recommended acts.
And being lax about the Fajr prayer is from the characteristics of the people of hypocrisy—may Allah protect us—and so is the rest of the prayers. Being lax about the congregation is from the characteristics of the people of hypocrisy—may Allah protect us: [An-Nisa:142]. So how do you accept for yourself to resemble the enemies of Allah? It is not befitting for you to accept to resemble the enemies of Allah, and it is not permissible for you, rather it is obligatory that you hasten to the Fajr prayer with the people like the rest of the prayers.
And if you do not have someone to wake you up, set an alarm clock to help you, and ask your Lord for help, and go to bed early. Do not delay going to bed, do not stay up late. And if you stay up late, you will not hear the alarm or get up for the one who wakes you. But if you go to bed early and advance your sleep, this is a help in getting up. So fear Allah.
So we must fear Allah in this matter, and not be lax by staying up late watching videos or on television or on something else. So when Fajr comes, the person is like a corpse who cannot get up. This is a great evil, and it is imitating the enemies of Allah, the hypocrites. So beware, beware.
When I am in a camp or on a trip with my brothers in Allah, I maintain the prayer, especially the Fajr prayer, and also the sunnahs. But when I return from the camp, I become lazy about the Fajr prayer, and often I sleep through its performance, and likewise the sunnahs. Is this from hypocrisy?
Answer:
This is like what you heard, it is from negligence, this is from negligence, this is the second aspect, which is negligence. It is obligatory that you be like this always, not just in the camp, or with your companions, but always, always be active and with high motivation in performing the obligations: the prayer in congregation—the Fajr prayer—with the congregation in the rawatib prayers. This is how the believer is in the obligations. It is obligatory in the obligatory acts, it is prescribed for you to be active, it is obligatory in the obligatory acts, and it is recommended in the recommended acts.
And being lax about the Fajr prayer is from the characteristics of the people of hypocrisy—may Allah protect us—and so is the rest of the prayers. Being lax about the congregation is from the characteristics of the people of hypocrisy—may Allah protect us:
Indeed, the hypocrites [think to] deceive Allah, but He is deceiving them. And when they stand for prayer, they stand lazily
إِنَّ الْمُنَافِقِينَ يُخَادِعُونَ اللَّهَ وَهُوَ خَادِعُهُمْ وَإِذَا قَامُوا إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ قَامُوا كُسَالَىAnd if you do not have someone to wake you up, set an alarm clock to help you, and ask your Lord for help, and go to bed early. Do not delay going to bed, do not stay up late. And if you stay up late, you will not hear the alarm or get up for the one who wakes you. But if you go to bed early and advance your sleep, this is a help in getting up. So fear Allah.
So we must fear Allah in this matter, and not be lax by staying up late watching videos or on television or on something else. So when Fajr comes, the person is like a corpse who cannot get up. This is a great evil, and it is imitating the enemies of Allah, the hypocrites. So beware, beware.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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