Is the prayer of fear obligatory?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. These are many questions; we have presented to your eminence whatever of them was possible. This questioner says: Is the prayer of fear obligatory or recommended?
Answer:
It is obligatory. Allah commanded it, so let a group of them stand with you until the end of the verse. This is a command that indicates obligation. And we said that from this it is taken that the congregational prayer is confirmed and that it is obligatory. If it is not dropped in a state of fear, how would it be dropped in a state of safety? Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. These are many questions; we have presented to your eminence whatever of them was possible. This questioner says: Is the prayer of fear obligatory or recommended?
Answer:
It is obligatory. Allah commanded it, so let a group of them stand with you until the end of the verse. This is a command that indicates obligation. And we said that from this it is taken that the congregational prayer is confirmed and that it is obligatory. If it is not dropped in a state of fear, how would it be dropped in a state of safety? Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/641] هل صلاة الخوف واجبة؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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