Ruling on a soldier leaving the Friday prayer and congregation during his work
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This is a message from the sender: Muhammad Mufarrij al-Dawsari, who asks several questions, the first of which is: Is a soldier not required to perform the Friday prayer or the congregation while he is at work?
Answer: This requires a detailed explanation: If a soldier is guarding something for the state, such as guarding a prison, or guarding wealth that is feared for, or guarding a place that is feared to be violated, then he is not required to perform the congregation or the Friday prayer; rather, he prays individually. As for the general category of soldiers, if he is not guarding anything and is not sick, then he is like the people; he is required to perform the Friday prayer and the congregation. This general statement has no basis. The soldier is like others, except if there is a valid religious excuse; such as illness, or fear if he goes out to the congregation or the Friday prayer, or if he is guarding something that is feared for, such as guarding the prison gate, or guarding wealth in his custody that he fears for, or something similar to that, then this is an excuse. Yes.
Answer: This requires a detailed explanation: If a soldier is guarding something for the state, such as guarding a prison, or guarding wealth that is feared for, or guarding a place that is feared to be violated, then he is not required to perform the congregation or the Friday prayer; rather, he prays individually. As for the general category of soldiers, if he is not guarding anything and is not sick, then he is like the people; he is required to perform the Friday prayer and the congregation. This general statement has no basis. The soldier is like others, except if there is a valid religious excuse; such as illness, or fear if he goes out to the congregation or the Friday prayer, or if he is guarding something that is feared for, such as guarding the prison gate, or guarding wealth in his custody that he fears for, or something similar to that, then this is an excuse. Yes.
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