Is the one whom the sultan or the prince seeks excused for missing the congregation?
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The Shaykh : Or the sultan, what kind of sultan? The sultan means, for example, the prince. The prince seeks him and looks for him, so he says, "If I go out, the sultan will arrest me." If the sultan is unjust, he is excused. But if the sultan is just, it is not permissible for him to delay. However, if the sultan is an unjust tyrant and he fears that if he goes out, the sultan will arrest him, imprison him, fine him money, harm him, or do something similar, then in this case he is excused for missing the Friday prayer and the congregation, because there is harm in that for him. But if the sultan takes him by right, he has no right to miss the congregation, because if he misses the congregation, he drops two rights: the right of Allah in the congregation, and the right of the one who seeks him, who is the sultan.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 3560هل يعذر بترك الجماعة من كان يطلبه السلطان أو الأمير؟📔 الشرح الممتع على زاد المستقنع - ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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