Obliging mosque workers to pray in congregation, grow their beards, and shorten their garments
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Question:
The brother Abu Aishah al-Fadali asks. He says: In every mosque there is one or two workers for the cleanliness of the mosque, and they live in the mosque. Is the imam of the mosque obligated to oblige them to pray in congregation, and to oblige them also to grow their beards and shorten their garments?
Answer:
Without a doubt, they are workers in the mosque, and the congregational prayer is obligatory for them because they are present for it. They are also obligated to observe the outward signs of Islam and the outward signs of the Sunnah, because they are in one of the houses of Allah, and people follow their example more than anyone else. Yes.
The brother Abu Aishah al-Fadali asks. He says: In every mosque there is one or two workers for the cleanliness of the mosque, and they live in the mosque. Is the imam of the mosque obligated to oblige them to pray in congregation, and to oblige them also to grow their beards and shorten their garments?
Answer:
Without a doubt, they are workers in the mosque, and the congregational prayer is obligatory for them because they are present for it. They are also obligated to observe the outward signs of Islam and the outward signs of the Sunnah, because they are in one of the houses of Allah, and people follow their example more than anyone else. Yes.
Source
قناة «مكة و المدينة»، 07 / فتاوى على الهواء - 20 02 1437هـ _ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (12:40)
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