Is it permissible to combine the Dhuhr and Asr prayers due to work circumstances in a Jewish company, and the absence of a place to pray except the shared room, and the difficulty of asking for it to be vacated twice, taking into account the compelling personal circumstances for work?
It is not permissible to combine the two prayers for the distance mentioned because it does not reach the limit of travel that allows combining according to the majority of scholars. There is no harm in praying in the presence of disbelievers, as the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, used to pray in the presence of delegations of polytheists in his mosque. If that is not possible, you can leave the workplace to pray, for the entire earth is a mosque. It is advisable to seek employment where one does not mix with disbelievers so that the heart does not harden.
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