What are the cases in which it is permissible to interrupt the prayer?
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The questioner : On this occasion, what are the things or cases in which it is permissible to interrupt the prayer?
The Shaykh : There are many cases, among them is fearing harm to oneself if one continues in the prayer, and fearing the loss of one's property, and fearing the harm of an innocent person, such as witnessing a person attacking someone to kill him or violate his honor, or seeing a snake approaching someone, or a wild beast, or something similar. In this case, one interrupts the prayer to save the innocent person, because saving the innocent person is obligatory, and it is lost if one continues in the prayer. As for the prayer, continuing in it is obligatory, but he can make up for it after he has saved this innocent person from this destruction. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you. This listener is Ibrahim Sa'd Huta from Khamis Mushait... He sent a question saying:
The Shaykh : There are many cases, among them is fearing harm to oneself if one continues in the prayer, and fearing the loss of one's property, and fearing the harm of an innocent person, such as witnessing a person attacking someone to kill him or violate his honor, or seeing a snake approaching someone, or a wild beast, or something similar. In this case, one interrupts the prayer to save the innocent person, because saving the innocent person is obligatory, and it is lost if one continues in the prayer. As for the prayer, continuing in it is obligatory, but he can make up for it after he has saved this innocent person from this destruction. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you. This listener is Ibrahim Sa'd Huta from Khamis Mushait... He sent a question saying: