𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻'𝘀 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝘁𝘀 (184)

Combining prayers during pregnancy / while caring for a pregnant patient Is it permissible to delay prayer until its time is about to expire, such as Asr prayer, due to necessity, for instance, if a doctor is in the midst of performing surgery and has a patient under their care. Leaving the patient unattended, even briefly, poses a risk to their life. The response of Al-Lajnah Ad-Dā'imah (25/44): "It is incumbent upon the specialist doctor performing surgery to consider the prayer times to ensure that they are not missed. In cases of necessity, combining prayers is permissible—either by performing them together at the earlier time or delaying at the later time, such as combining Dhuhr with Asr, or Maghrib with Isha, as necessitated by the situation." _ Sheikh Uthaymeen raḥimahullāh said: "Combining prayers is permitted due to hardship. Whenever hardship arises from not combining prayers, it is permissible to combine them for any valid reason. Scholars, may Allah have mercy on them, even said: "It is permissible for a pregnant woman to combine prayers if it is difficult for her to perform each prayer at its designated time." Therefore, the underlying reason for combining prayers is hardship, and there are various scenarios in which it applies. As for shortening prayers, it is only permissible during travel. For example, if a person is ill in a hospital in their home country, they may combine prayers if it is difficult for them to pray each prayer at its time. However, they do not shorten prayers because they are in their own locality. If they were in a hospital in another country, they could both combine and shorten prayers, because they are considered travelers." [Fatawa Noor 'Ala al-Darb (185/16)] Recommendations ⤵️ https://t.me/madrasatuna/153