Namaz without jamat due to study/work pressure (at exam times) pressure
Assalamualaikum Sheikh
sometimes I missed namaz in jamah in masjid (but i didn’t missed waqt of the prayer)due to study/work pressure (most at the exam time)and i pray namaz alone in masjid without doing qaza(as I have waqt for the particular namaz) …is it gunah to miss congregation(namaz at jamah) due to study/work pressure …?
Answer
Wa’alaykum as Salām wa raḥmatullāhi wa barakātuhu,
Prayer in congregation is a stressed upon Sunnah. As much as possible, you should make arrangements and adjust your schedule to be such that you make it to the Masjid in time for congregational prayer.
However, despite your intention and arrangements, if at times you reach the Masjid after the congregational prayer, then the prayer on your own will be valid. After that, you should implore Allāh to forgive you for missing the congregational prayer.