What is the obligation of one who works in a security agency and goes out on operations to arrest criminals during the times of prayer?
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Question:
The questioner says: I work in a security agency tasked with arresting criminals, but sometimes we go out on operations and the time for prayer comes in, so we are in a dilemma. If we continue the operation, the time for prayer will pass, and if we pray, the criminal we are trying to arrest may escape. We seek your guidance, Your Eminence. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
If you are unable to pray, then you should intend to combine the prayers, intending to combine them with the prayer that follows, and continue with the operation, because this is a matter of dire necessity. So continue with the operation and intend to combine this delayed prayer with the one after it: Zuhr with 'Asr, and Maghrib with 'Isha'.
The questioner says: I work in a security agency tasked with arresting criminals, but sometimes we go out on operations and the time for prayer comes in, so we are in a dilemma. If we continue the operation, the time for prayer will pass, and if we pray, the criminal we are trying to arrest may escape. We seek your guidance, Your Eminence. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
If you are unable to pray, then you should intend to combine the prayers, intending to combine them with the prayer that follows, and continue with the operation, because this is a matter of dire necessity. So continue with the operation and intend to combine this delayed prayer with the one after it: Zuhr with 'Asr, and Maghrib with 'Isha'.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما الواجب على من يعمل في جهاز أمني ويخرج لعمليات للقبض على المجرمين في أوقات الصلاة؟ — youtube.com
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