Are bank and company security guards excused for missing the Friday prayer?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: Those who work in security are required not to leave their guard posts, such as banks and some companies. Are they excused for missing the Friday prayer with the Muslims in the mosques on the grounds of fear for these banks and companies from theft?
Answer:
Yes, yes, these people are excused, and it is not permissible for them to go to the mosques and leave what they were entrusted with, which was placed in their care and control. They are excused in this, praise be to Allah, yes.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: Those who work in security are required not to leave their guard posts, such as banks and some companies. Are they excused for missing the Friday prayer with the Muslims in the mosques on the grounds of fear for these banks and companies from theft?
Answer:
Yes, yes, these people are excused, and it is not permissible for them to go to the mosques and leave what they were entrusted with, which was placed in their care and control. They are excused in this, praise be to Allah, yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1893- 4717] هل يعذر حراس البنوك والشركات في ترك صلاة الجمعة؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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