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.