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What is the ruling on working during the Friday prayer at the company if the work system does not allow anything else?

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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on a man who works on Friday during the time of the Friday prayer at the company, and he is unable to stop working because the system forbids it? And what does he do with the money he earns on this day?

Answer:
If he is a guard in a place he is guarding, and if he leaves he fears for the place from theft or damage, then he is excused for missing the Friday prayer, because if he goes, there is danger to the shop, or if he is in a job that would burn or suffer a great defect and loss for the company if he left it, then he is excused. But if there is no danger and he is not a guard, then it is not permissible for him to work during the prayer, and it is not permissible for the company or the employer to prevent the workers from praying. It is not permissible to be late except in two cases: the case where he is a guard over a shop, and the second case is if, if he goes, the water would be ruined or it would burn or a calamity would occur. So no, he remains in his place and prays in his place.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1163 -2802] ما الحكم العمل أثناء صلاة الجمعة في الشركة إذا كان نظام العمل لا يسمح بغير ذلك؟ — youtube.com

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