How is the congregational prayer performed in the presence of enemy aircraft?
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The questioner : Yes. Now, wars can be a reason for excusing one from attending the congregation. If they are gathered, the aircraft will reveal to the enemy that they are currently gathered in prayer, so the aircraft will appear and bomb the location.
The Shaykh : Yes, here we consider the group that guards with aircraft as the one that is known now; the battle line will be in the sky. Let us consider the group that guards with aircraft.
The questioner : It will have a collective message.
The Shaykh : It does not contradict the ruling if establishing the congregation is not possible, as that constitutes an excuse.
The questioner : Look.
The Shaykh : We told you that the methods of warfare have changed now, so a person must do what is closest to the characteristics of the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).
The Shaykh : Yes, here we consider the group that guards with aircraft as the one that is known now; the battle line will be in the sky. Let us consider the group that guards with aircraft.
The questioner : It will have a collective message.
The Shaykh : It does not contradict the ruling if establishing the congregation is not possible, as that constitutes an excuse.
The questioner : Look.
The Shaykh : We told you that the methods of warfare have changed now, so a person must do what is closest to the characteristics of the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 4250كيف تكون صلاة الجماعة مع وجود طيران للعدو؟📔 الشرح الممتع على زاد المستقنع - ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.
