Fatwa No : 3144
Performing Congregational Salah in Office

Performing Congregational Salah in Office

Assalam-o-Alikum
In our company office collegues are use to pray zohar(Bajamaat) in office premises despite that we have a masjid adjacent to our office.My question is that: 1) Without having any sharia causes is it Permissible to them to pray in office.
2) Also mention the Sharia causes so a man can leave a jamaat in masjid.
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JWAB E TANQEEH
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Assalam-o-Alikum
This is a proper masjid where 5 times pray and Namaz-e-Jumma offered on regular basis. Note: For refrence please find attached file. I hope you will have now better understanding aout this matter. Jazak Allah Khair

الجوابُ حامِدا ًو مُصلیِّا ً

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
It is Sunnat-e-Muakkadah for men to perform the Salah congregationally in the Masjid. Continuously forgoing the congregational Salah without a legitimate excuse is sinful, and would cause one to be deprived of the intercession of beloved Nabiﷺ. Apart from this, many other warnings against forgoing the congregational Salah have been narrated in Ahadith. Therefore, one should join the congregation in the Masjid instead of performing Salah separately in his office. However, if one has a legitimate reason, he will be excused from joining the congregation in the Masjid and it would be permissible for him to perform his Salah separately. Such reasons include; inability to reach the Masjid due to weakness or pain as a result of serious illness, total paralysis, weakness and inability to walk due to old age, blindness, strong and heavy rain, snowing, mud and unbearable cold weather which makes it difficult to reach the Masjid without the possibility of harming oneself, fear of losing one's life or wealth, having intention to travel, presence of food while one is severely hungry etc.