Combining Prayers at Work
Question:
I have just joined a new company. I get about 45 minutes to an hour for lunch. I have to offer my Duhr and Asr prayers at work. Could I do my Duhr and Asr one after the other. I could offer late Duhr, (not Qada) and then do Asr right after it. I also want to clarify that I am doing this because there is one room where I can do my prayers and this room is not always available, so saying both prayers at their respective time and having a gap between the two prayers is sometimes impossible.
Answer:
Yes, it would be permissible for you to combine Zuhr and Asr prayers, but only in a way that both are offered in their respected times, as in the way you have mentioned. This is allowed as both prayers are performed in their times, which is a condition for the validity of prayer.
Allah Most High says in the Qur’an:
“Verily prayer has been ordained upon the believers on its appropriate time.” (Qur’an, 4: 103)
And Allah Knows Best
[Mufti] Muhammad ibn Adam
Darul Iftaa
Leicester , UK