What is the ruling on a factory that has a prayer hall, where the workers cannot all gather for prayer at the time of the adhan, and they wish to delay the prayer by approximately
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The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The questioner : How is your health, my Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, I am well.
The questioner : Ismail 'Abidin is speaking with you.
The Shaykh : Who?
The questioner : Ismail 'Abidin.
The Shaykh : Welcome, how are you?
The questioner : Welcome.
The Shaykh : How are you?
The questioner : We praise Allah.
The Shaykh : If Allah wills, well?
The questioner: Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds.
The Shaykh : Welcome.
The questioner : ... I want to ask you, my Shaykh.
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner : First of all, regarding the issue of prayer, is it permissible to delay it from half an hour to an hour in a factory... because they pray in congregation? This is said in the factory so that they can pray in congregation and coordinate their time with each other, because you know, there are about forty workers who cannot all be ready at the time of the adhan because their work is different.
The Shaykh : The question is clear, and the answer is first that it is permissible, but perhaps the more important question is whether it is permissible for them not to pray in the mosque? The issue begins here, and from here comes the detail of my previous answer. I say: If they are in a place where it is not expected that they would hear the call to prayer with the natural voice, not through a loudspeaker, from the nearest mosque to them, if they are in this position, meaning far from the mosque and do not hear the natural voice of the mu'adhdhin, then my previous answer applies. Otherwise, they would all be sinners in neglecting to respond to the mu'adhdhin in the mosque of the Muslims.
The questioner : There is no mosque near them.
The Shaykh : I do not care, I do not care, I care about giving you the answer.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Considering all aspects.
The questioner : They, excuse me, they have a prayer hall in the same hangar of...
The Shaykh : I do not care, my dear, what they are doing there.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : The prayer hall is not for praying in; rather, one prays in the mosque, any mosque, I mentioned its characteristic to you.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: All right.
The questioner : The characteristic is not available, meaning.
The Shaykh : My brother, may Allah guide you, why are you repeating the words to me? I am explaining to you what is permissible and what is not permissible. I do not care now to enter into a discussion with you.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Whether they have the right to establish a prayer hall because they are far from the mosque and do not hear the adhan, or whether they do not have this right, that is not my concern.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Rather, my duty is to explain the Islamic ruling to you, and then, whether you are in that prayer hall or elsewhere, you are the one who will be judged by the Lord of the Worlds whether you applied the Islamic ruling or violated it.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good, meaning I understood from your words that as long as they do not hear the call with the ordinary loudspeaker, it is permissible for them.
The Shaykh : I did not say that to you, may Allah guide you.
The questioner : It means I understood incorrectly.
The Shaykh : No, no, you understood correctly in my opinion, but you spoke incorrectly. You are saying you understood that as long as they do not hear, I did not say that. I said I do not know what their situation is, but if they do not hear.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : It is permissible for them, and if they do hear, it is not permissible for them. And I told you I do not want to enter into a discussion with you because I do not know the situation of this prayer hall.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : So you understood me correctly, but when you repeated this correctness, you repeated it with incorrect wording.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: Is it clear?
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The questioner : How is your health, my Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, I am well.
The questioner : Ismail 'Abidin is speaking with you.
The Shaykh : Who?
The questioner : Ismail 'Abidin.
The Shaykh : Welcome, how are you?
The questioner : Welcome.
The Shaykh : How are you?
The questioner : We praise Allah.
The Shaykh : If Allah wills, well?
The questioner: Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds.
The Shaykh : Welcome.
The questioner : ... I want to ask you, my Shaykh.
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner : First of all, regarding the issue of prayer, is it permissible to delay it from half an hour to an hour in a factory... because they pray in congregation? This is said in the factory so that they can pray in congregation and coordinate their time with each other, because you know, there are about forty workers who cannot all be ready at the time of the adhan because their work is different.
The Shaykh : The question is clear, and the answer is first that it is permissible, but perhaps the more important question is whether it is permissible for them not to pray in the mosque? The issue begins here, and from here comes the detail of my previous answer. I say: If they are in a place where it is not expected that they would hear the call to prayer with the natural voice, not through a loudspeaker, from the nearest mosque to them, if they are in this position, meaning far from the mosque and do not hear the natural voice of the mu'adhdhin, then my previous answer applies. Otherwise, they would all be sinners in neglecting to respond to the mu'adhdhin in the mosque of the Muslims.
The questioner : There is no mosque near them.
The Shaykh : I do not care, I do not care, I care about giving you the answer.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Considering all aspects.
The questioner : They, excuse me, they have a prayer hall in the same hangar of...
The Shaykh : I do not care, my dear, what they are doing there.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : The prayer hall is not for praying in; rather, one prays in the mosque, any mosque, I mentioned its characteristic to you.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: All right.
The questioner : The characteristic is not available, meaning.
The Shaykh : My brother, may Allah guide you, why are you repeating the words to me? I am explaining to you what is permissible and what is not permissible. I do not care now to enter into a discussion with you.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Whether they have the right to establish a prayer hall because they are far from the mosque and do not hear the adhan, or whether they do not have this right, that is not my concern.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Rather, my duty is to explain the Islamic ruling to you, and then, whether you are in that prayer hall or elsewhere, you are the one who will be judged by the Lord of the Worlds whether you applied the Islamic ruling or violated it.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good, meaning I understood from your words that as long as they do not hear the call with the ordinary loudspeaker, it is permissible for them.
The Shaykh : I did not say that to you, may Allah guide you.
The questioner : It means I understood incorrectly.
The Shaykh : No, no, you understood correctly in my opinion, but you spoke incorrectly. You are saying you understood that as long as they do not hear, I did not say that. I said I do not know what their situation is, but if they do not hear.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : It is permissible for them, and if they do hear, it is not permissible for them. And I told you I do not want to enter into a discussion with you because I do not know the situation of this prayer hall.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : So you understood me correctly, but when you repeated this correctness, you repeated it with incorrect wording.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: Is it clear?
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
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