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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Leaving the Friday prayer due to going out to the desert

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: If a man leaves the Friday prayer more than three times because he goes out to the desert, is he sinful for doing so?

Answer:
If he intends this and goes out on Friday to get rid of the Friday prayer, then he is sinful for doing so.
Source شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، تتمة فصل ثم إن في اتخاذ القبور أعيادًا من المفاسد العظيمة ... — islamhouse.com (1:10:32)

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