Leaving Work to Perform the Eclipse Prayer
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If the sun is eclipsed while we are at work, for example teaching or in a specific job, what is obligatory for us and what is obligatory for the work administration? Is it permissible for us to leave to perform the prayer?
Answer:
The eclipse prayer. The eclipse prayer is a recommended practice (sunnah); it is not obligatory. It is sufficient for those who pray it in the town to suffice in this. If you attend it with them, that is good.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If the sun is eclipsed while we are at work, for example teaching or in a specific job, what is obligatory for us and what is obligatory for the work administration? Is it permissible for us to leave to perform the prayer?
Answer:
The eclipse prayer. The eclipse prayer is a recommended practice (sunnah); it is not obligatory. It is sufficient for those who pray it in the town to suffice in this. If you attend it with them, that is good.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 24-12-1435هـ — alfawzan.live (56:53)
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