Does every need permit leaving the congregation?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you. Does every need permit one to be occupied with it...?
The Shaykh : Whatever occupies him, any matter that occupies him, this permits him to leave the congregation.
The questioner : In the matter of prayer, for the sake of the benefit of the prayer.
The Shaykh : How for the sake of the benefit of the prayer? I say that whatever occupies him, occupying his heart such that if he goes to prayer his heart is preoccupied, then we say: make up the missed prayer, then turn to your prayer.
The questioner : ... merchants, for example, the owners of...
The Shaykh : No, this is not something to be occupied with. He must not be occupied with it at all. The world is not of importance, but something that concerns the body and the soul. As for the matter of accumulating wealth, it is not an occupation.
The Shaykh : Whatever occupies him, any matter that occupies him, this permits him to leave the congregation.
The questioner : In the matter of prayer, for the sake of the benefit of the prayer.
The Shaykh : How for the sake of the benefit of the prayer? I say that whatever occupies him, occupying his heart such that if he goes to prayer his heart is preoccupied, then we say: make up the missed prayer, then turn to your prayer.
The questioner : ... merchants, for example, the owners of...
The Shaykh : No, this is not something to be occupied with. He must not be occupied with it at all. The world is not of importance, but something that concerns the body and the soul. As for the matter of accumulating wealth, it is not an occupation.