State Property: Holding Congregational Prayer During Working Hours and Making Up Time**

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

State Property: Holding Congregational Prayer During Working Hours and Making Up Time**

English:

Question #1952:

Is it permissible for government officials to hold congregational prayer during working hours? Assuming it is not permissible, can they still hold it provided that they compensate whatever time they spent praying by working extra time after the official working hours?

Answer #1952:

Because the daily prayers are important, the fact that emphasis has been placed on holding them at the inception of their prescribed times, and given the high merit of congregational prayer, it is most appropriate that the employees work out an arrangement whereby they can hold congregational prayer at the beginning of its prescribed time and in the shortest time possible. However, every caution should be taken not to let this arrangement be misused in such way as to delay the work of other people.

-Imam Khamenei, Practical Laws of Islam, Importance and Conditions of State Property