Delaying the congregational prayer for the sake of study
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Question:
I am a teacher at one of the night schools, and its principal has decided to delay the 'Isha' prayer until after the third lesson, knowing that the second lesson ends with the 'Isha' adhan, and there is also a large mosque next to the school. What should be done, may Allah preserve you?
Answer:
It is obligatory for the teachers and the students to pray with the congregation, then return to their lesson. The lesson is not to be prioritized over the congregational prayer. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded them to respond to the mu'adhdhinBulugh al-Maram 2:308.
Therefore, the teachers are the most deserving of people to respond, and so are the students. They are the leaders, and it is obligatory for them to respond to the caller of Allah and to delay the lesson until they have prayed.
I am a teacher at one of the night schools, and its principal has decided to delay the 'Isha' prayer until after the third lesson, knowing that the second lesson ends with the 'Isha' adhan, and there is also a large mosque next to the school. What should be done, may Allah preserve you?
Answer:
It is obligatory for the teachers and the students to pray with the congregation, then return to their lesson. The lesson is not to be prioritized over the congregational prayer. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded them to respond to the mu'adhdhin
Whoever hears the call for prayer and and does not come (to the mosque for prayer), his prayer will not be accepted from him, unless he has a (legitimate) excuse.
من سمع النداء، فلم يأت؛ فلا صلاة له إلا من عذرTherefore, the teachers are the most deserving of people to respond, and so are the students. They are the leaders, and it is obligatory for them to respond to the caller of Allah and to delay the lesson until they have prayed.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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