When is it permissible not to attend Friday Prayer?
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If a resident Muslim is free and has a legitimate, recognized -compliant excuse, he is permitted to be absent from Friday prayer. Among these excuses are illness, nursing someone who requires constant care, and well-founded fear for one's life or the loss and destruction of property.
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