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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on leaving the congregational prayer for the sake of guarding

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Question:
He sent a message asking, and he says: My brothers in Islam, I have a question that concerns me greatly. I work as a guard in an area about one and a half kilometers outside the city of Riyadh. I do not have a car, and my living quarters are a large box that cannot hold more than a bed and some equipment placed around it. I am responsible for guarding it. What confuses me most is when I hear the adhan (call to prayer); I am unable to leave the place for fear of what is around the place where I am sitting. Please guide me in this matter. May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
You are excused for remaining in the place of guard, if there is a fear of theft for this equipment. You are excused for staying in the place and praying in your place, because this is one of the legitimate excuses that drops the congregational prayer; it drops the obligation of the congregational prayer.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، حكم ترك صلاة الجماعة من أجل الحراسة – الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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