What is the ruling on performing the congregational prayer at the workplace when a mosque is nearby?
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Question:
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good. If there is a designated place for prayer at the workplace, and a mosque is next to that workplace, should we pray in that designated place at work, or is it necessary to go to the mosque?
Answer:
It is obligatory to go to the mosque if you hear the mu'adhdhin, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):Sahih Ibn Hibban 10:352 And when a blind man sought his permission and complained to him of the hardship he found in coming to the mosque, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sunan Abi Dawud 552Hasan Sahih (Al-Albani) So, whenever it is possible to go to the mosque, it is obligatory. However, if going to the mosque entails harm and hardship that cannot be borne, this is a valid legal excuse that permits you to pray in your office and workplace, provided a valid legal excuse exists. Yes.
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good. If there is a designated place for prayer at the workplace, and a mosque is next to that workplace, should we pray in that designated place at work, or is it necessary to go to the mosque?
Answer:
It is obligatory to go to the mosque if you hear the mu'adhdhin, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
Whoever hears the call to prayer and does not respond, he has no prayer except one who has an excuse
من سمع النداء فلم يجب فلا صلاه له الا من عذرDo you hear summons (adhan)? He said: Yes. He said: I do not find any permission for you.
هل تسمع النداء؟ قال نعم قال فاجب فاني لا اجد لك رخصه
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 4101- ما حكم إقامة صلاة الجماعة في مقر العمل والمسجد بجواره؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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