The Obligation of Congregational Prayer
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Question:
This is a questioner from Jordan who says in this question: “Your Eminence! I work in a grocery store all day long, and the call to prayer is made, but I am unable to go to the mosque because I work alone and find it difficult to close the store. The mosque is about half a kilometer away, so if a man were to call out at the top of his voice, he would not be heard. What is the ruling on my praying in the shop or in my grocery store? May Allah reward you.”
Answer:
It is obligatory for you to pray with the congregation and to close the store whenever the time comes. You should not be lax in this matter, for Allah has made it obligatory for you to pray in congregation. Therefore, it is obligatory for you to hasten to do so in obedience to Allah and His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). Allah says: [al-Baqarah: 238], and He says: [al-Baqarah: 43]. And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said when a blind man came to him: “O Messenger of Allah! I have no guide to lead me to the mosque. Do I have a dispensation to pray in my house?” He said: Sahih Muslim 653 He said: Yes. He said: .
Therefore, it is obligatory for you and those like you to hasten to pray in congregation and to close the commercial establishment, whether it is a shop, a grocery store, or otherwise, until you pray with your brothers and fulfill what Allah has made obligatory upon you, which is performing it in congregation. It is not permissible to be lax in this matter.
This is a questioner from Jordan who says in this question: “Your Eminence! I work in a grocery store all day long, and the call to prayer is made, but I am unable to go to the mosque because I work alone and find it difficult to close the store. The mosque is about half a kilometer away, so if a man were to call out at the top of his voice, he would not be heard. What is the ruling on my praying in the shop or in my grocery store? May Allah reward you.”
Answer:
It is obligatory for you to pray with the congregation and to close the store whenever the time comes. You should not be lax in this matter, for Allah has made it obligatory for you to pray in congregation. Therefore, it is obligatory for you to hasten to do so in obedience to Allah and His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). Allah says:
Maintain with care the [obligatory] prayers
حَافِظُوا عَلَى الصَّلَوَاتِAnd establish prayer and give zakah and bow with those who bow [in worship and obedience].
وَأَقِيمُوا الصَّلاةَ وَآتُوا الزَّكَاةَ وَارْكَعُوا مَعَ الرَّاكِعِينَDo you hear the call to prayer?
هل تسمع النداء بالصلاة؟Then respond.
فأجبTherefore, it is obligatory for you and those like you to hasten to pray in congregation and to close the commercial establishment, whether it is a shop, a grocery store, or otherwise, until you pray with your brothers and fulfill what Allah has made obligatory upon you, which is performing it in congregation. It is not permissible to be lax in this matter.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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