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What is the ruling on combining prayers (either by performing them earlier or delaying them) for a worker who cannot stop working at the time of prayer, in order to avoid the disruption of machinery and financial losses?

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It is permissible to combine two prayers for someone who has an occupation or an excuse that permits them to miss Jumu'ah (Friday prayer) and congregational prayers, such as fear for oneself, one's honor, or one's property, or suffering harm to one's essential livelihood.

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