If you are far from the city, or your work does not allow you to perform the Friday prayer, how do you guide us?
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Question:
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good. He says: Regarding the Friday prayer, if a person is far from the city, or his work does not allow him to pray the Friday prayer, and he cannot leave it for the sake of the Friday prayer, how do you guide him? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
If a person is far from the town and does not hear the call to prayer, he is not required to attend the Friday prayer. Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Jumu'ah 62:9] If he can hear the call to the Friday prayer, he is required to attend, provided he is able to do so. However, if he is far away at a long distance where he cannot hear the call, he is not required to attend. If he does attend and prays, that is better and more complete in reward. If going to the Friday prayer would result in the loss of his property, or the loss of something entrusted to his care, such as a guard who is entrusted with money to watch over and protect from loss, destruction, or theft, then this is an excuse for him to pray near the property entrusted to him.
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good. He says: Regarding the Friday prayer, if a person is far from the city, or his work does not allow him to pray the Friday prayer, and he cannot leave it for the sake of the Friday prayer, how do you guide him? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
If a person is far from the town and does not hear the call to prayer, he is not required to attend the Friday prayer. Allah the Exalted said:
O you who have believed, when [the adhan] is called for the prayer on the day of Jumu'ah [Friday], then proceed to the remembrance of Allah
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِذَا نُودِيَ لِلصَّلَاةِ مِن يَوْمِ الْجُمُعَةِ فَاسْعَوْا إِلَىٰ ذِكْرِ اللَّهِ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، إذا كنت بعيدا عن المدينة، أو عملي لا يسمح لي بأداء صلاة الجمعة، فكيف توجهونه؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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