The ruling on one whose supervisor prevents him from performing the prayer during work hours
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Question:
Our brother has another question in which he says: He works in one of the institutions, and there is no specific time set for performing the prayers. He seeks guidance and says: The person in charge of the company opposes him if he wants to perform his prayer.
Answer:
The prayer is necessary, and it is exempted from work. If the one in charge of the company refuses, he is not to be obeyed. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Mishkat al-Masabih 3696 So when the time for prayer comes, it is obligatory for you and your Muslim brothers to all perform the prayer together in its time, whether it is the midday, afternoon, sunset, night, or dawn prayer, according to your work situation. When the time comes, you all pray, then return to your work.
And if the one ordered by the company refuses that, then take his matter to the one above him and inform him that this is a necessary matter, and that it is not permissible for you to delay your prayer because of his saying or the saying of anyone else. However, there is no harm in delaying it from the beginning of the time if the need calls for it, and performing it in the middle of the time is without blame. Yes.
Our brother has another question in which he says: He works in one of the institutions, and there is no specific time set for performing the prayers. He seeks guidance and says: The person in charge of the company opposes him if he wants to perform his prayer.
Answer:
The prayer is necessary, and it is exempted from work. If the one in charge of the company refuses, he is not to be obeyed. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
A creature is not to be obeyed when it involves disobedience to the "Creator.”
إنما الطاعة في المعروف، لا طاعة لمخلوق في معصية الخالقAnd if the one ordered by the company refuses that, then take his matter to the one above him and inform him that this is a necessary matter, and that it is not permissible for you to delay your prayer because of his saying or the saying of anyone else. However, there is no harm in delaying it from the beginning of the time if the need calls for it, and performing it in the middle of the time is without blame. Yes.
Source
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