Is it considered a sin to pray in one's shop alone when it is impossible to go to the mosque for fear of theft, bearing in mind that the questioner is from Iraq?
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Attending congregational prayer in the mosque is obligatory for the able-bodied man who hears the call [to prayer]. It is not permissible for him to stay away from it except for a legitimate excuse. If it conflicts with opening the shop, he must close it, unless closing it would entail extraordinary hardship.
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