Question:Is it obligatory for the individual, at night, to prepare for waking up for the Fajr prayer, such as setting an alarm or taking other measures, or is it not required?

Answer:In the name of Allah, it is obligatory. Allah knows best.

Question:Is it permissible to sleep before the time for prayer, even if it is just ten minutes before?

Answer:In the name of Allah, it is not permissible if their sleep will take up the entire time for the prayer. Allah is the All-Knowing.

Question:If someone wakes up shortly before the time of Fajr (dawn) by about five or ten minutes, is it permissible to go back to sleep if they know or strongly believe that they will not wake up until after the time for prayer has passed and the prayer will need to be made up?

Answer:In the name of Allah, it is not permissible if they know that their sleep will take up the entire time for the prayer. Allah is the All-Knowing.

Question:Which is better regarding Dhuhr and Asr prayers and Maghrib and Isha prayers, combining them or praying each prayer separately at its own time?

Answer:In the name of Allah, I believe that combining is better than separating if the separation simply involves delaying the Asr or Isha prayer. Yes, if the worshipper wishes to separate them with recommended prayers between Asr and Maghrib, then that is better than combining. Allah knows best.

Question:What is the ruling if I forgot or missed the sequence between two prayers, for example, in the two Maghrib prayers, I prayed Isha before Maghrib, then remembered. Is it obligatory to repeat?

Answer:In the name of Allah, yes, it is obligatory to repeat it. Allah knows best.

Question:When the time of prayer is due, is it obligatory for the worshipper, to wait for the call to prayer (Athan) saying "Hayya 'ala-s-Salah" before starting the prayer?

Answer:In the name of Allah, if the person intends to join the congregational prayer, then they should wait and listen for the Adhan. Otherwise, they are allowed to initiate the prayer with its preliminary actions. Allah knows best.

Question:Is it permissible for a fasting person to sleep during the day in such a way that it is considered an escape from the beginning of the due time for a prayer? Is escape considered a sin?

Answer:In the name of Allah, this man misses the bounty of prayer in the beginning of the due time and this loss cannot be compensated. A Muslim has to acquire the ethics and morals of the pious people, which is committed to the due times of prayers, and have the initiative to perform them in the beginning of the due time. Allah is the Guide and Knowing.

Question:If a person prays the noon prayer only, then the time of sunset begins and he does not pray Al-Asr prayer, does he make up for the Al-Asr prayer only? Is it the same for the Maghrib prayer for the one who prayed it and did not pray the Isha prayer until the middle of the night came?

Answer:In the name of Allah, if he prays the noon prayer at the time specified for Al-Asr or he prays the Maghrib at the time specified for Isha, as in the question, then he must make up the noon, Al-Asr, Maghrib and Isha prayers. Allah knows best.

Question:Is it proved to His Eminence (may Allah prolong his life) that it is recommended to separate the prayers of Noon (Dhuhr), Afternoon (Asr), After-sunset (Maghrib), and Evening (Isha) in that each prayer is performed on its allocated time?

Answer:In the name of Allah, I prefer to combine these pairs of prayer if the separation is just for the delay of prayers of Asr and Isha. It will be better than combining if the praying person separates such prayers by performing the recommended prayers [nawafil] of Asr and Maghrib. Allah knows best.