of some employees; for some employees do not fear Allah. When they leave for the prayer, they go home, and perhaps do not return. In such a case, we say: Pray where you are, because this better preserves and ensures the proper conduct of the work. The work must be duly carried out by virtue of the commitment and covenant between the employee and the government.

This is the detailed ruling on this issue. Therefore, it should—if we do not say that it is obligatory—that a mosque be established in large government offices, with an entrance opening onto the street, in which the five daily prayers are held, so that it may serve as a mosque for the general public and the employees of that office may pray there.

It is recommended for the people of a frontier post to pray in a single mosque. For others, it is preferable to pray in the mosque in which the congregational prayer is not established except through his presence ...........

His statement: “It is recommended for the people of a frontier post to pray in a single mosque.”

The author, may Allah have mercy on him, explains which mosques and places are preferable for performing the congregational prayer.

The people of a frontier post are those stationed at the borders of Muslim lands, defending them against the disbelievers.

It is preferable for them to pray in one mosque, because, when they pray in a single mosque, they form a larger gathering, which inspires awe; their enemies will fear them, they can keep watch over one another, and inquire about the disbelievers around them and whether their post requires additional men and weapons—provided that they are safe from the enemy. But if, by gathering in one mosque, they fear the enemy, then it is preferable—or may even be obligatory—for each person to pray in his own place.

His statement: “For others, it is preferable to pray in the mosque in which the congregational prayer is not established except through his presence.”