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Is it permissible for a worker to perform prayers in his office, either alone or in congregation with his colleagues, and what are the Sharia conditions for the validity of his prayer in this case?

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Congregational prayer in the mosque is obligatory for the able-bodied man who hears the call [to prayer], unless there is an excuse. If his going to the mosque would harm his livelihood, it is permissible for him to pray at his workplace, and if he finds a congregation, he should pray with them. The prayer of an individual is valid, even if he deliberately misses the congregation, because congregational prayer is not a condition for the validity of the prayer, but whoever abandons it misses out on a great reward.

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