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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Leaving the congregational prayer out of fear for one's wealth

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Question:
Glory be to Allah. This questioner says: A case of Shaykh Taha Allah, a person who feared for his wealth and did not go to the place of the wrongdoers because of his love for his wealth, and he prayed in the shop. Is it said of him that he has committed shirk (associating partners with Allah) and fallen into the doubt of loving it?

Answer:
If a person fears for his life, or fears for his honor, or fears for his wealth, he is excused for leaving the congregational prayer, and it is permitted for him to pray in his place. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever hears the call to prayer and does not respond, there is no prayer for him except
light." It will be saidمِن نُّورِكُمْ قِيلَ
[Al-Hadid 57:13]
" And what is the excuse? He said: Fear or illness.
Fear covers the obligation of the congregation. Praise be to Allah, the religion covers it, so it is not said that he is a mushrik (one who associates partners with Allah), and it is not permissible to speak in this manner. This person is excused. Even if his wealth was the excuse and he prayed in his home or in his shop and left the congregational prayer, he is not a mushrik. His prayer is valid, but he must resolve to leave the congregation; this is a deficiency. It should be that matters are weighed with the scale of the Shari'ah, and one should not exceed the limits in words. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you and bless you.
Source تفسير الشيخ محمد بن عبدالوهاب [6] — alfawzan.live (46:35)

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