Q 3: A woman delays offering Salah (Prayer) after its due time sometimes with an excuse and sometimes without, especially the Fajr (Dawn) Prayer. What is the ruling on her actions? May Allah protect you. A: It is obligatory upon a Muslim to offer Salah at its due time. Allah (Exalted be He) says: Verily, As-Salât (the prayer) is enjoined on the believers at fixed hours. It is better to offer it at the beginning of its due time. But it is impermissible (Part No. 5; Page No. 135

A: It is obligatory upon a Muslim to offer Salah at its due time. Allah (Exalted be He) says: Verily, As-Salât (the prayer) is enjoined on the believers at fixed hours. It is better to offer it at the beginning of its due time. But it is impermissible (Part No. 5; Page No. 135) for a Muslim to delay the Salah until its due time is over without an excuse. Therefore, if this woman delays Salah with a valid excuse, be it forgetfulness or sleep not as a habit, she should offer it whenever she remembers it, as the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: He who misses a prayer because he sleeps or forgets it should offer it when he remembers it, there is no expiation for it except this. (Agreed upon by Al-Bukhari and Muslim) However, if she deliberately delays Salah after its due time or stays up late with no necessity as she is accustomed to that, and she does not take all the necessary means to wake up early such as an alarm clock or asking a member of her family to awaken her at the time of Salah, she is sinful. This woman therefore has to sincerely repent from such misdeed and seek all the possible means to help her wake up at the due time of Salah, because she is in great danger of having a bad end, Allah forbids.May Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions.