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What should I do about missing my Asr and Maghrib prayers due to school hours from 1:30 PM to 7:30 PM, and is it permissible to leave school despite my father's objection?

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Prayers must be performed at their appointed times, and it is impermissible to delay them due to studies, especially if this leads to combining the 'Asr and Maghrib prayers, which is impermissible by consensus.

If it is impossible to perform the 'Asr prayer at its time in school, it is permissible to adopt the view of those who permit combining prayers out of necessity, combining the Dhuhr and 'Asr prayers at the time of Dhuhr, and the Maghrib and 'Ishaa' prayers at the time of 'Ishaa', provided that this does not become a habit.

If combining prayers or seeking permission to perform the prayer is not possible, and remaining in the school results in delaying the prayer beyond its prescribed time, then one must leave it and search for another school that does not prevent prayer.

If the father refuses this, then his obedience is not obligatory, as obedience is only in what is right and lawful.

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