Calling colleagues to prayer while playing ball
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Question:
A questioner says: When I am playing, one of the young men—may Allah reward you—says: I play ball with some of my friends, and the time for the Maghrib adhan comes, so I call them to prayer, but they refuse, objecting that they are in a state of impurity, have not performed wudu, or something similar. Should he continue playing with them, or what should he do?
Answer:
Ball players and others are obligated, when they hear the adhan, to pray with the Muslims; they must pray with the Muslims. One should not fail to respond to the mu'adhdhin if he is near them. If the mosque is far from them, they should pray in their place at the time of prayer with the Muslims; when the Muslims pray, they pray in their place. However, they must not be occupied with playing ball, neglecting the prayer and delaying it. Yes.
A questioner says: When I am playing, one of the young men—may Allah reward you—says: I play ball with some of my friends, and the time for the Maghrib adhan comes, so I call them to prayer, but they refuse, objecting that they are in a state of impurity, have not performed wudu, or something similar. Should he continue playing with them, or what should he do?
Answer:
Ball players and others are obligated, when they hear the adhan, to pray with the Muslims; they must pray with the Muslims. One should not fail to respond to the mu'adhdhin if he is near them. If the mosque is far from them, they should pray in their place at the time of prayer with the Muslims; when the Muslims pray, they pray in their place. However, they must not be occupied with playing ball, neglecting the prayer and delaying it. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-019-التحذير من دعاة السوء وبيان خطرهم على بلاد الحرمين|صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (52:14)
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