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If the car is cold and needs time to warm up, and doing so would cause one to miss the congregation, is it permissible to drive it even if it is damaged?

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The questioner:
Well, Shaykh, may Allah preserve you, there is a question. Sometimes we are late for the congregational prayer, so I am forced to go by car, especially in winter. If you start the car while it is cold and drive it, it will damage the engine until it warms up. If I wait for it to warm up, I will miss the congregation. Is this an excuse, Shaykh? Is this an excuse?

The Shaykh:
And the poet’s habit is to turn to you.

The questioner:
Sometimes, for example, I want to catch up to a mosque where I know people are late, Shaykh. But if I start the car and drive it continuously while it is cold, it damages the engine, Shaykh. So I have to wait four or five minutes for it to warm up, and in doing so, I miss the congregation.

The Shaykh:
So whoever stays up, he stays up as much as he can.

The questioner:
I cannot.

The Shaykh:
If you can walk on foot, leave the car.

The questioner:
But if you cannot do it except by car.

The Shaykh:
Use the car in the proper way.

The questioner:
Also, the one that does not have
Source قناة «فضيلة الشيخ ابن باز Alsheikh Binbaz»، [386 /400] إذا كانت السيارة باردة وتحتاج وقت لتحمأتها وقد تفوته الجماعة، فهل يمشي بها ولو تضررت؟ — youtube.com

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