Is it permissible to leave a non-Muslim in a shop during the performance of Friday prayer in a non-Islamic country where Friday prayer is not interrupted?
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It is permissible to leave a person not addressed by the Friday prayer, such as a non-believer, at the shop for selling during the prayer. This is because the prohibition of selling and the obligation to hasten [to the prayer] are specific to those addressed by the Friday prayer, and the prohibition does not apply to those not addressed by it.
Summary from Ftawy's records · added here
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