The ruling on praying in the passageway between residences
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. They are called the fourth floor of the building where they work, and they pray in a spot between the pillars that is carpeted, but it is a path used for moving between the residences. Is it permissible for them to pray there as a congregation, given that the mosque is close to the building?
Answer:
This is not a main road, nor is it a public thoroughfare. A courtyard or passageway is not a public thoroughfare; one may pray in it if it is pure. As for their praying in their office and leaving the mosque, that is a matter of concern. If they are able to go to the mosque, it is obligatory for them to do so. But if they are unable to go to the mosque, they pray according to their ability, praying in their place. And Allah the Exalted knows best, and may Allah send blessings and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. They are called the fourth floor of the building where they work, and they pray in a spot between the pillars that is carpeted, but it is a path used for moving between the residences. Is it permissible for them to pray there as a congregation, given that the mosque is close to the building?
Answer:
This is not a main road, nor is it a public thoroughfare. A courtyard or passageway is not a public thoroughfare; one may pray in it if it is pure. As for their praying in their office and leaving the mosque, that is a matter of concern. If they are able to go to the mosque, it is obligatory for them to do so. But if they are unable to go to the mosque, they pray according to their ability, praying in their place. And Allah the Exalted knows best, and may Allah send blessings and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad.
Source
صلاة الموظفين في مكاتبهم — alfawzan.live
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