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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on praying the congregational prayer in workrooms when the imam cannot be seen

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Question:
The questioner says: There is a place of work, a hospital, where the expenses are set up, but it is not possible for all the worshippers to gather. They pray one rak'ah in the department, but they do not see one imam among the worshippers, and they do not hear the voice except through the intercom. Is it permissible to pray in this room, or should they wait until they finish so that they can pray the congregational prayer?

Answer:
In a case like this, they pray in their room as a second congregation, as long as there is no possibility for them to gather all together. The safe course is for them to pray in congregations in their rooms or on their floors. If it is possible for them to gather and pray all together, everyone in the department, that is obligatory. If it is not possible, they pray according to their circumstances.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 65 من 175 /شرح بلوغ المرام/الصلاة/صلاة الجماعة والإمامة/صالح الفوزان/الحديث/كبار العلماء — youtube.com (59:59)

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