The Ruling on Praying the Obligatory Prayer Alone for a Camel Herder
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The questioner:
May Allah bless you. Abu 'Umar, who resides in Saudi Arabia, says: I am a camel herder, and for most of the year I am out in the desert alone. I pray the five daily prayers alone, and I feel that I am sinful. Please guide us, may Allah bless you.
The Shaykh:
If this is your job and you need it, there is nothing wrong with it, and you are not sinful. Rather, you will be rewarded, if Allah wills, if you maintain the prayers at their prescribed times. Yes.
The questioner:
What is the criterion regarding congregational prayer? Sometimes there is a congregation, but it is far away.
The Shaykh:
If it is far away, he is excused. Yes.
May Allah bless you. Abu 'Umar, who resides in Saudi Arabia, says: I am a camel herder, and for most of the year I am out in the desert alone. I pray the five daily prayers alone, and I feel that I am sinful. Please guide us, may Allah bless you.
The Shaykh:
If this is your job and you need it, there is nothing wrong with it, and you are not sinful. Rather, you will be rewarded, if Allah wills, if you maintain the prayers at their prescribed times. Yes.
The questioner:
What is the criterion regarding congregational prayer? Sometimes there is a congregation, but it is far away.
The Shaykh:
If it is far away, he is excused. Yes.
Source
قناة «إذاعة القرآن الكريم»، نورعلى الدرب مع معالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان ح7515 — youtube.com (3:11)
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