How is the preference for others in obedience reconciled with competing for it?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. This questioner says: Regarding the virtue of preferring others, I compete with my colleagues at work for the call to the midday prayer because of the virtue of the call to prayer. How do you reconcile preferring others in obedience with competing for it?
Answer:
There is no harm in that. It is permissible for all of them. Preferring others is an act of worship, and competing for it is an act of worship. Yes.
May Allah reward you. This questioner says: Regarding the virtue of preferring others, I compete with my colleagues at work for the call to the midday prayer because of the virtue of the call to prayer. How do you reconcile preferring others in obedience with competing for it?
Answer:
There is no harm in that. It is permissible for all of them. Preferring others is an act of worship, and competing for it is an act of worship. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/3085] كيف يُجمع بين الإيثار في الطاعة والتنافس عليها؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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