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**joanbertis** · 08-20-2008, 04:50 PM

wa `alaykum assalaam wa rahmatullah,
sorry I didn't get it, you mean depending the job, you're allowed to miss a prayer and later pray it with 'asr (if zuhr was missed) or with 'esha?

Dear Brother, Assalaamoalaikum

Brother MuhammadMufti has to some extent explained what I meant in my previous post. However, to ensure that there is no confusion, let me elaborate further.

If one lives in a Muslim country, i.e. where the Shariah is the law, the nature of one's job is not important - as everyone's right to Salaah at the specific times would be recognised. In that case the question of replacing salaah would be valid only if valid causes were available for having missed prayers.

But suppose one lives in a country that is not a muslim country, say the UK, and where secular laws govern. In that case, a Government Employee, for example, would not have the right to go for Zohar, say at 13h00. Depending on office hours and times for salaah, he may also miss Asr salaah. In that case, it is OK if he replaces the prayers missed , say after Maghrib salaah.

If, however, living in the UK, one is a self employed. He needs no permission from anyone to attend to his Salaah. In that case he has no excuse for missing salaah and the issue of combining prayers (replacing what he missed) does not arise - unless of course, for some valid reason he missed one or two or more salaah.

In continuation of my first post, may I add that if one analyses the time schedule for daily salaah, one would see that there is a reason why the various prayers have been timed as we know. Given so, combining prayers (not replacing) would be a serious bid'aa. Such an action would totally undermine the wisdom behind the time schedule for salaah.

Brotherly yours
farook

08-20-2008, 04:50 PM	#20
joanbertis Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 434 Senior Member	wa `alaykum assalaam wa rahmatullah, sorry I didn't get it, you mean depending the job, you're allowed to miss a prayer and later pray it with 'asr (if zuhr was missed) or with 'esha? Dear Brother, Assalaamoalaikum Brother MuhammadMufti has to some extent explained what I meant in my previous post. However, to ensure that there is no confusion, let me elaborate further. If one lives in a Muslim country, i.e. where the Shariah is the law, the nature of one's job is not important - as everyone's right to Salaah at the specific times would be recognised. In that case the question of replacing salaah would be valid only if valid causes were available for having missed prayers. But suppose one lives in a country that is not a muslim country, say the UK, and where secular laws govern. In that case, a Government Employee, for example, would not have the right to go for Zohar, say at 13h00. Depending on office hours and times for salaah, he may also miss Asr salaah. In that case, it is OK if he replaces the prayers missed , say after Maghrib salaah. If, however, living in the UK, one is a self employed. He needs no permission from anyone to attend to his Salaah. In that case he has no excuse for missing salaah and the issue of combining prayers (replacing what he missed) does not arise - unless of course, for some valid reason he missed one or two or more salaah. In continuation of my first post, may I add that if one analyses the time schedule for daily salaah, one would see that there is a reason why the various prayers have been timed as we know. Given so, combining prayers (not replacing) would be a serious bid'aa. Such an action would totally undermine the wisdom behind the time schedule for salaah. Brotherly yours farook
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