What is the ruling on my night work which leads to combining prayers after waking up from sleep at Maghrib, and is it permissible to continue with it?
It is not permissible to delay the prayer beyond its prescribed time, as Allah Almighty says: "Indeed, prayer has been decreed upon the believers a time-bound ordinance." Delaying it leads to its wastage. One should endeavor to perform the prayer at the beginning of its time, according to the hadith: "Prayer performed at its proper time." Engaging in work that leads to delaying prayer due to sleeping during the day is not permissible to continue. If one is compelled to do so, measures must be taken to wake up. If these measures are ineffective, one must seek another job or remain in the current one temporarily until an alternative is found.
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