The bedridden father requesting assistance during the congregational prayer
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. My father is bedridden, and sometimes he asks me for help during prayer, even though there are others in the house. Is it permissible for me to entrust this to someone else, or should I fulfill his request, in which case I would miss the congregational prayer?
Answer:
No. If there is someone in the house who can take his place, it is not permissible for you to pray in congregation. If one person can take his place, the father’s need should not prevent you from joining the congregation. A father has no right to prevent you from joining the congregation when there is someone else to attend to his needs. There is no obedience to a created being in disobedience to the Creator. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. My father is bedridden, and sometimes he asks me for help during prayer, even though there are others in the house. Is it permissible for me to entrust this to someone else, or should I fulfill his request, in which case I would miss the congregational prayer?
Answer:
No. If there is someone in the house who can take his place, it is not permissible for you to pray in congregation. If one person can take his place, the father’s need should not prevent you from joining the congregation. A father has no right to prevent you from joining the congregation when there is someone else to attend to his needs. There is no obedience to a created being in disobedience to the Creator. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 141/35 شرح زاد المستقنع/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (1:12:07)
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