The ruling on missing the congregational prayer for a legitimate religious interest
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The questioner:
And if there is something in it, there is no youth, and he settles in an area where the dead are many, the poor man profits.
The Shaykh:
Is it?
The questioner:
There are many assets and commercial establishments and major telephone issues, and if you answer that the matter is from this place, I perform enjoining good and forbidding evil, so I missed two rak'ahs as you saw.
The Shaykh:
May Allah reward you with good, but you must return to the committee and reconcile with them in order to obtain permission from the committee, so that you are cooperating with them and you have authority in this matter. As for missing the prayer, this is permissible at times, it is not always the case that a person misses the prayer because he is calling people to the truth. But if it happens at times that you are occupied with the beginning of the prayer, or you miss the prayer because you found a problem and remained dealing with it, this is permitted. At times, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said their houses with fire, which indicates that it is permissible to miss the congregation at times for a benefit, such as arresting a criminal or a house in which there is corruption, and you cannot achieve that except at this time; there is no harm in that. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) once went out to reconcile between people who were in dispute, and the prayer time arrived, but the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not attend. The prayer was established, and Abu Bakr stepped forward, then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came during the prayer, so Abu Bakr stepped back and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stepped forward and completed the prayer with them. This indicates that if the absence is for a legitimate religious interest and is not a permanent state, there is no harm in it. Yes. And Allah the Exalted knows best, and may Allah send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad.
And if there is something in it, there is no youth, and he settles in an area where the dead are many, the poor man profits.
The Shaykh:
Is it?
The questioner:
There are many assets and commercial establishments and major telephone issues, and if you answer that the matter is from this place, I perform enjoining good and forbidding evil, so I missed two rak'ahs as you saw.
The Shaykh:
May Allah reward you with good, but you must return to the committee and reconcile with them in order to obtain permission from the committee, so that you are cooperating with them and you have authority in this matter. As for missing the prayer, this is permissible at times, it is not always the case that a person misses the prayer because he is calling people to the truth. But if it happens at times that you are occupied with the beginning of the prayer, or you miss the prayer because you found a problem and remained dealing with it, this is permitted. At times, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said
I intended to order that the prayer be established, then I would go to men, then I would go to men who do not witness the prayer, and I would burn their houses.
لقد هممت ان امر بالصلاه فتقام ثم اخالف الى رجال ثم اخالف الى رجال لا يشهدون الصلاه فاحرق عليهم
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 17 من 36/شرح العقيدة الواسطية (مع الأسئلة)/ومن أصدق من الله حديثا/صالح الفوزان/العقيدة/كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:04:17)
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