I work as a shepherd and pray in the mosque without my sponsor's permission

Question:
May Allah reward you, Shaykh, and may He bless you. This questioner is a Sudanese resident of al-Wadi al-Hadim who works as a livestock herder. He says: I hear the adhan for every prayer and I pray in the mosque, knowing that I am employed to raise livestock and have not asked my sponsor for permission to pray in the mosque. Is this permissible for me?

Answer:
If your prayer in the mosque does not cause you to neglect the work entrusted to you, which is guarding the sheep, then it is obligatory for you to pray in the mosque. However, if you are unable to pray in the mosque because of the work you are assigned, which is guarding the sheep and staying with them, and if you were to leave them, harm would come to the owner of the wealth because the sheep might be stolen, lost, or attacked by wild beasts, then if the situation requires you to stay with them, you are excused from missing the congregational prayer and you pray in your place. But if you have no excuse and you are able to perform the congregational prayer, it is obligatory for you to do so, and you do not need to ask the employer for permission, because he has no right to prevent you from the congregational prayer without a reason that permits him to do so. Yes.