Is it permissible to stay behind from the congregation to guard the shoes from being stolen?
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The phone is ringing.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Peace be upon you, and Allah's mercy and blessings.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah and His blessings. Is it Abd al-Malik?
The questioner : No, brother, I am from Algeria.
The Shaykh : Not Abd al-Malik?
The questioner : No.
The Shaykh : What is your name?
The questioner : Munir, from Algeria.
The Shaykh : What is your name?
The questioner : Munir.
The Shaykh : Munir?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Munir, son of whom?
The questioner : Son of Hamad, from Algeria.
The Shaykh : Yes, yes, from Algeria, from Algeria, from Algeria. Tell us what you have.
The questioner : In our mosque where we pray, there are thieves who wait for us until we pray in congregation, then they steal the shoes, choosing the expensive ones. This happens almost every prayer. Is it permissible for us to assign brothers to stay behind from the congregation to guard against these thieves every time?
The Shaykh : It is not permissible.
The questioner : And how is the solution, then?
The Shaykh : The solution is that you take your shoes and place them between your feet, as came in the Sunnah of your Prophet.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Peace be upon you, and Allah's mercy and blessings.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah and His blessings. Is it Abd al-Malik?
The questioner : No, brother, I am from Algeria.
The Shaykh : Not Abd al-Malik?
The questioner : No.
The Shaykh : What is your name?
The questioner : Munir, from Algeria.
The Shaykh : What is your name?
The questioner : Munir.
The Shaykh : Munir?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Munir, son of whom?
The questioner : Son of Hamad, from Algeria.
The Shaykh : Yes, yes, from Algeria, from Algeria, from Algeria. Tell us what you have.
The questioner : In our mosque where we pray, there are thieves who wait for us until we pray in congregation, then they steal the shoes, choosing the expensive ones. This happens almost every prayer. Is it permissible for us to assign brothers to stay behind from the congregation to guard against these thieves every time?
The Shaykh : It is not permissible.
The questioner : And how is the solution, then?
The Shaykh : The solution is that you take your shoes and place them between your feet, as came in the Sunnah of your Prophet.
The questioner : Yes.
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