LessonsThe Goodness of Commanded Acts: Intrinsic and InstrumentalQuiz

وما يحتمل السقوط فهو يسقط بالأداء أو بإسقاط الآمر
A duty that can lapse is discharged by performance or by the Lawgiver's removal of the duty.

A particular prayer obligation ends when the prayer is performed validly; this is discharge by performance. Simply omitting prayer is not performance, nor does inconvenience alone establish discharge.

Alternatively, the law may remove the duty under a qualifying circumstance. This is legal removal of the obligation. Both can bring that particular duty to an end, but they do so for different reasons.

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Prayer: discharge through performance

The Goodness of Commanded Acts: Intrinsic and Instrumental

وما يحتمل السقوط فهو يسقط بالأداء أو بإسقاط الآمر
A duty that can lapse is discharged by performance or by the Lawgiver's removal of the duty.

A particular prayer obligation ends when the prayer is performed validly; this is discharge by performance. Simply omitting prayer is not performance, nor does inconvenience alone establish discharge.

Alternatively, the law may remove the duty under a qualifying circumstance. This is legal removal of the obligation. Both can bring that particular duty to an end, but they do so for different reasons.