What should one do if the nature of his job requires him to be present at the workplace during the Friday prayer?
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Question:
Mashal, please, Mashal from Riyadh, from Jubail, Mashal. Peace be upon you. And upon you be peace. May Allah keep you safe, O Shaykh. May Allah keep you safe. May Allah make benefit from your knowledge and increase you in knowledge. Amen, amen. We have a question, may Allah bless you. Ah, we work in companies. And our work in the companies requires our presence inside, ah, the factory floor. Industrial companies. And we cannot leave the factory until our work is finished, which is about eight hours. So my question, may Allah bless you. On Fridays, the Friday prayer sometimes coincides with our presence inside the factory, so we cannot leave to pray the Friday prayer outside the factory. Therefore, we are forced to, because we pray inside the factory in separate departments. Our number usually does not exceed ten people. Is it obligatory for us, is the Friday prayer obligatory for us, or not? The matter was difficult for us. Thank you, Mashal. Thank you. May Allah bless you.
Answer:
If the work can be stopped, then stop the work until you pray, and then return to it. If the work cannot be stopped and requires your presence in it, then remain in it and pray when the work period ends, within the time; do not let it go beyond the time. Yes.
Mashal, please, Mashal from Riyadh, from Jubail, Mashal. Peace be upon you. And upon you be peace. May Allah keep you safe, O Shaykh. May Allah keep you safe. May Allah make benefit from your knowledge and increase you in knowledge. Amen, amen. We have a question, may Allah bless you. Ah, we work in companies. And our work in the companies requires our presence inside, ah, the factory floor. Industrial companies. And we cannot leave the factory until our work is finished, which is about eight hours. So my question, may Allah bless you. On Fridays, the Friday prayer sometimes coincides with our presence inside the factory, so we cannot leave to pray the Friday prayer outside the factory. Therefore, we are forced to, because we pray inside the factory in separate departments. Our number usually does not exceed ten people. Is it obligatory for us, is the Friday prayer obligatory for us, or not? The matter was difficult for us. Thank you, Mashal. Thank you. May Allah bless you.
Answer:
If the work can be stopped, then stop the work until you pray, and then return to it. If the work cannot be stopped and requires your presence in it, then remain in it and pray when the work period ends, within the time; do not let it go beyond the time. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3566] ماذا يفعل من كانت طبيعة عمله تقتضي التواجد في مكان العمل أثناء صلاة الجمعة؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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