What is the ruling on taking an emergency leave for an employee to perform 'Umrah or visit the Prophet's Mosque (peace and blessings be upon him)?
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Question : Shaykh Muhammad. Yes. May Allah preserve you. This is a teacher who says she wants to take emergency leave for one, two, or three days to go to the Prophet's City. Is that permissible for her?
Answer : It is not permissible for her to do so. It is not permissible for a teacher or an employee to take emergency leave for the sake of 'Umrah or for the sake of visiting the Prophet's Mosque (peace and blessings be upon him), because this is not a dire necessity. This is a recommended practice (sunnah). Remaining in his work and fulfilling what Allah has made obligatory upon him is better. It does not befit a sane, decisive person of complete faith to abandon an obligation to perform a recommended practice. Then, if he is close to Makkah or al-Madinah, he can perform the 'Umrah and visit the Prophet's Mosque (peace and blessings be upon him) between the end of work on Wednesday and
Answer : It is not permissible for her to do so. It is not permissible for a teacher or an employee to take emergency leave for the sake of 'Umrah or for the sake of visiting the Prophet's Mosque (peace and blessings be upon him), because this is not a dire necessity. This is a recommended practice (sunnah). Remaining in his work and fulfilling what Allah has made obligatory upon him is better. It does not befit a sane, decisive person of complete faith to abandon an obligation to perform a recommended practice. Then, if he is close to Makkah or al-Madinah, he can perform the 'Umrah and visit the Prophet's Mosque (peace and blessings be upon him) between the end of work on Wednesday and
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 1534- ما حكم اخذ إجازة ضرورية للموظف لاداء عمرة او زيارة مسجد الرسول صلى الله عليه وسلم — youtube.com
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