A man works in a commercial establishment, but the work conditions do not allow him to pray the tarawih prayer in the mosque during Ramadan. He says, “However, I pray the night prayer after closing the shop.”
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The questioner : He says that he works in a commercial establishment, but the work conditions do not allow him to pray the tarawih prayer in the mosque during Ramadan. He says: “However, I pray the night prayer after closing the shop.” Is there a sin on me for not praying the tarawih prayer?
The Shaykh : There is no sin on him, because the tarawih prayer is among the recommended matters, not the obligatory ones. And with this, the apparent meaning of the questioner’s words, may Allah reward him with good, is that he prays it after closing the shop. So we ask Allah to accept from us and from him.
The questioner : Amen.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : He says.
The Shaykh : There is no sin on him, because the tarawih prayer is among the recommended matters, not the obligatory ones. And with this, the apparent meaning of the questioner’s words, may Allah reward him with good, is that he prays it after closing the shop. So we ask Allah to accept from us and from him.
The questioner : Amen.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : He says.