The permissibility of the guard praying in his place if he fears harm

Question:
May Allah reward you with good. The listener is Muhammad 'Abd al-Qawi, an Egyptian residing in Jordan. He asks and says: I am a young man who works as a guard for twenty-four hours. I pray all the times at my place of work, except for the Friday prayer, which I pray in the mosque. The mosque is about one and a half kilometers from work. What do you advise me to do? May Allah preserve you?

Answer:
We say: If the work and guarding require you to remain in the place, and if you go to the mosque, there will be a lapse in the guarding and danger to the property you are entrusted with, then there is no harm in praying in the place of the guard post. This is one of the excuses that permit leaving the congregational prayer and praying in one's place. However, if the matter of guarding does not require your presence at the time of prayer, and there is no fear for these items, then it is obligatory for you to pray with the congregation, because there is no valid excuse preventing you from praying the congregational prayer. Yes.