I am an employee in an emergency job. Is it permissible for me to pray and recite the Qur'an during my free time?
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
The questioner : Please. Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace.
The questioner : And peace be upon you, Shaykh. I work at night; my job is always at night. Yes. My job is always at night. I work at night; are there some times when I have no work, meaning my shift has ended, or I take breaks, for example, or periods of readiness for work? Can I pray during the work hours when there is no work? My job is specifically for emergencies. My job is specifically for emergencies. If there is something related to emergencies, I am not sitting here. Can I pray in these times and read the Qur'an?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and I send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad, the Seal of the Prophets and the Imam of the Pious, and upon his family and his Companions, and those who follow them with excellence until the Day of Judgment. The issue of certainty. We gave you, we give you the Qur'an, so there is no harm. And no, and no, and the complication. As for Tahajjud, I fear that an emergency might occur while you are praying.
The questioner : Sometimes some periods last an hour, for example, an hour without work, an hour, for example, without work.
The Shaykh : I do not see that you should pray as long as this is an emergency. Your heart remains preoccupied while you are praying. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih Muslim 560a the last part.
The questioner : May Allah bless you, Shaykh. Can I make it up during the day? Can I make it up during the day, for example? Can I make up this Tahajjud prayer during the day, for example? Because I have no time at all at night.
The Shaykh : As for us, there is no name for a sin that is not yours to hear.
The questioner : May Allah bless you, O
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace.
The questioner : And peace be upon you, Shaykh. I work at night; my job is always at night. Yes. My job is always at night. I work at night; are there some times when I have no work, meaning my shift has ended, or I take breaks, for example, or periods of readiness for work? Can I pray during the work hours when there is no work? My job is specifically for emergencies. My job is specifically for emergencies. If there is something related to emergencies, I am not sitting here. Can I pray in these times and read the Qur'an?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and I send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad, the Seal of the Prophets and the Imam of the Pious, and upon his family and his Companions, and those who follow them with excellence until the Day of Judgment. The issue of certainty. We gave you, we give you the Qur'an, so there is no harm. And no, and no, and the complication. As for Tahajjud, I fear that an emergency might occur while you are praying.
The questioner : Sometimes some periods last an hour, for example, an hour without work, an hour, for example, without work.
The Shaykh : I do not see that you should pray as long as this is an emergency. Your heart remains preoccupied while you are praying. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: No prayer can be (rightly said) when the food is there (before the worshipper), or when he is
صلى الله عليه وسلم لا صلاة بحضرة الطعام ولا وهو يدافعهThe questioner : May Allah bless you, Shaykh. Can I make it up during the day? Can I make it up during the day, for example? Can I make up this Tahajjud prayer during the day, for example? Because I have no time at all at night.
The Shaykh : As for us, there is no name for a sin that is not yours to hear.
The questioner : May Allah bless you, O
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 296- أنا موظف في عمل طوارئ هل يجوز لي الصلاة وقراءة القرآن في وقت الفراغ /سؤال على الهاتف — youtube.com
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.