Works for a company which does not allow him to attend the Friday Prayers

27-3-2007 | IslamWeb

Question:

Salam Alaikom, i know this brother works for a company only 3 days a week ie. Friday, Saturday & Sunday. The problem is they would not allow him to attend the Friday prayers at the masjid, since he only works 3 days a week. is it ok that he is missing every Jumah(congregation) because of his job? please note that he does perform his 5 prayers daily even at his job alhamdulillah but he cannot attend Jumah congregation. It would be hard to find a new job and most likely it would be same the problem with the other job(not allowed to attend jumah) since we live in the West. Jazakom Allah Khair!

Answer:

All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad  sallallaahu  `alayhi  wa  sallam ( may  Allaah exalt his mention ) is His slave and Messenger.

 

We have already issued Fataawa 83127 and 83116 on the ruling of working when the Friday prayer is being held; so please refer to them.

A Muslim should not forget the saying of Allaah (which means): {… And whosoever fears Allaah and keeps his duty to Him, He will make a way for him to get out (from every difficulty). And He will provide him from (sources) he never could imagine.}[Quran 65:2-3]. Allaah also Says (what means): {And whoever fears Allaah -- He will make for him of his matter ease.}[Quran 65:4].

Allaah Knows best.

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