I work on a farm, and this farm is about six kilometers from the mosque where the Friday prayer is held, and I do not have a means of transportation to get me to
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The questioner : I work on a farm, and this farm is about six kilometers from the mosque where the Friday prayer is held, and I do not have a means of transportation to get me to the mosque. I asked the owner of the farm to take me to the mosque on Friday, but he refused and said, “Pray in the farm.” Is it permissible for me to pray Zuhr instead, permanently, even if it is for more than three Fridays, as long as the employer does not allow me to go to the mosque?
The Shaykh : Yes, you may pray Zuhr in this place every Friday, because the owner of the shop.
The questioner : the farm.
The Shaykh : the farm does not enable you to do this, and because you are far from the location of the mosque and you have no means to get you there, you are thus excused, and there is no blame on you for praying Zuhr in your place.
The questioner : And does the owner of the farm not sin by preventing him, despite his ability to take him?
The Shaykh : The owner of the farm does not sin by preventing him.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Unless he had stipulated in the contract that he would enable him to pray and transport him to the mosque, in which case he must fulfill what was stipulated for him.
The questioner : Yes, may Allah reward you with good.
The questioner : These are three questions sent by the questioner, Mubarak al-Awfi, from Khalis.
The Shaykh : Yes, you may pray Zuhr in this place every Friday, because the owner of the shop.
The questioner : the farm.
The Shaykh : the farm does not enable you to do this, and because you are far from the location of the mosque and you have no means to get you there, you are thus excused, and there is no blame on you for praying Zuhr in your place.
The questioner : And does the owner of the farm not sin by preventing him, despite his ability to take him?
The Shaykh : The owner of the farm does not sin by preventing him.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Unless he had stipulated in the contract that he would enable him to pray and transport him to the mosque, in which case he must fulfill what was stipulated for him.
The questioner : Yes, may Allah reward you with good.
The questioner : These are three questions sent by the questioner, Mubarak al-Awfi, from Khalis.