Is it permissible for a traveling vendor to pray at his merchandise and leave the congregation?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. We will take a call from our brother Jubayr from Khamis Mushayt. Peace be upon you and Allah’s mercy. And upon you peace. Peace be upon you. And upon you peace, please go ahead. If you please, O my master, my question is about the 'Asr prayer. It comes when I am outside the house, for example, moving around shops selling simple items like this. My car is my means of livelihood, and I am unable to pray with the congregation because if I leave my goods in the morning or something like that... so I pray at my goods, especially for the Dhuhr and 'Asr. As for the rest, we praise and thank Allah that I am consistent with praying in the mosque with the Jumu'ah, Maghrib, 'Isha', and so on, and Fajr, praise and thanks be to Allah. Even Dhuhr and 'Asr, though sometimes not. Please, Shaykh. Yes. He says that he sells in a mobile shop, Honorable Shaykh, and due to his fear for his merchandise, he prays at this merchandise at some times.
Answer:
Yes, if he fears for his merchandise and there is no guard in the market for him or for the other shops, then he prays at his merchandise, and he is excused for leaving the congregation in this case. And if there are people with him whose situation is like his, they gather and pray in their place.
May Allah reward you. We will take a call from our brother Jubayr from Khamis Mushayt. Peace be upon you and Allah’s mercy. And upon you peace. Peace be upon you. And upon you peace, please go ahead. If you please, O my master, my question is about the 'Asr prayer. It comes when I am outside the house, for example, moving around shops selling simple items like this. My car is my means of livelihood, and I am unable to pray with the congregation because if I leave my goods in the morning or something like that... so I pray at my goods, especially for the Dhuhr and 'Asr. As for the rest, we praise and thank Allah that I am consistent with praying in the mosque with the Jumu'ah, Maghrib, 'Isha', and so on, and Fajr, praise and thanks be to Allah. Even Dhuhr and 'Asr, though sometimes not. Please, Shaykh. Yes. He says that he sells in a mobile shop, Honorable Shaykh, and due to his fear for his merchandise, he prays at this merchandise at some times.
Answer:
Yes, if he fears for his merchandise and there is no guard in the market for him or for the other shops, then he prays at his merchandise, and he is excused for leaving the congregation in this case. And if there are people with him whose situation is like his, they gather and pray in their place.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز للبائع المتنقل أن يصلي عند بضاعته ويترك الجماعة؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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