Is the one who is compelled to pray due to health or social circumstances, and who finds no devotion in it, considered sinful, and will Allah excuse Muslims due to unbearable hardship?
The believer does not dislike prayer itself, but may experience laziness or perform it without khushu' (devotional humility) for some reason. They must perform prayer at its appointed time with khushu' as much as possible, and it is not permissible to rush in a way that violates its pillars. If one hopes for the removal of the impediment to khushu' before the time expires, they may delay the prayer to perform it with ease and tranquility, as Sheikh Ibn Baz mentioned the permissibility of delaying prayer from the beginning of its time for ease and tranquility, even until the end of its time, as long as it is within the prescribed period. The burden of worship disappears with striving until the soul willingly obeys and finds solace in it.
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