Ruling on missing the congregational prayer for a worldly matter that might be missed
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If I am waiting for my turn for a medical examination or a review, and the prayer is called, and the clinic or company does not close at prayer time, if I go to pray I might miss my turn, so should I miss the congregation?The Shaykh: Meaning: it affects him?The questioner: Yes.
The turn is lost.
The Shaykh: There is no harm; this is an excuse for missing the congregation. As I said, the one who is waiting for his turn is excused for missing the congregation; because if he goes to pray, first of all, he will pray while his mind is preoccupied, is that not so?And secondly: That he will suffer harm, and perhaps he came from a long distance, so here he is excused for missing the congregation. And if a person’s dinner or breakfast is brought forward, we tell him: sit down and eat with comfort and tranquility, even if you miss the prayer. Ibn ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him and his father) used to eat his dinner at home while hearing the imam’s recitation, even though ‘Abd Allah ibn ‘Umar was among the most scrupulous people in their adherence to the Sunnah, and yet he would eat while the imam was praying. In compliance with the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him): (There is no prayer in the presence of food, nor while one is struggling with the two necessities) .
The turn is lost.
The Shaykh: There is no harm; this is an excuse for missing the congregation. As I said, the one who is waiting for his turn is excused for missing the congregation; because if he goes to pray, first of all, he will pray while his mind is preoccupied, is that not so?And secondly: That he will suffer harm, and perhaps he came from a long distance, so here he is excused for missing the congregation. And if a person’s dinner or breakfast is brought forward, we tell him: sit down and eat with comfort and tranquility, even if you miss the prayer. Ibn ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him and his father) used to eat his dinner at home while hearing the imam’s recitation, even though ‘Abd Allah ibn ‘Umar was among the most scrupulous people in their adherence to the Sunnah, and yet he would eat while the imam was praying. In compliance with the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him): (There is no prayer in the presence of food, nor while one is struggling with the two necessities) .