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What is the ruling on missing Jumu'ah prayer to take the international TOEFL exam, which falls at the same time as the prayer?

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The Friday prayer is an obligatory duty according to the Quran and . There is a severe warning against abandoning it, as the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Indeed, people must cease neglecting the Friday prayers, or Allah will seal their hearts, and then they will be among the heedless." And whoever abandons three Friday prayers out of negligence, their heart will be sealed.

Effort must be made to combine attending the exam and performing the Friday prayer by utilizing time well. Since the exam starts at nine o'clock and the Friday prayer is a little before noon, this allows sufficient time.

If it is impossible to combine them, and you are faced with two choices: absence from the exam or abandoning Friday prayer, then it is obligatory to preserve the Friday prayer, and Allah will compensate you with something better; "And whoever fears Allah, He will make for him a way out of every difficulty and a way out of every worry, and will provide for him from whence he never expected."

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