The ruling on abandoning the prayer for an urgent matter such as a fire or the like?
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Question:
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good. If we are praying in congregation in the mosque and an urgent matter occurs, such as a fire or the like, is it permissible for us to abandon the prayer?
Answer:
If danger befalls you and you fear that if you continue the prayer the fire will reach you, break off the prayer. Or if someone falls into danger and you want to rescue him, there is no harm in breaking off the prayer. It is obligatory to break off the prayer in this case. What has occurred is that if the matter reaches a level of danger for you or for any of the Muslims, and you want to save yourselves or save any of the Muslims, then it is obligatory for you to break off the prayer in this situation. Yes.
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good. If we are praying in congregation in the mosque and an urgent matter occurs, such as a fire or the like, is it permissible for us to abandon the prayer?
Answer:
If danger befalls you and you fear that if you continue the prayer the fire will reach you, break off the prayer. Or if someone falls into danger and you want to rescue him, there is no harm in breaking off the prayer. It is obligatory to break off the prayer in this case. What has occurred is that if the matter reaches a level of danger for you or for any of the Muslims, and you want to save yourselves or save any of the Muslims, then it is obligatory for you to break off the prayer in this situation. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، حكم ترك الصلاة لأمر طارئ كحريق وما أشبه ذلك؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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