Which Takes Precedence When People’s Rights and God’s Rights Conflict?
«When people’s rights and God’s rights conflict, both must be fulfilled. God is the ultimate source of all rights. Disregarding the time for prayer reflects a weakness of faith; the time spent praying can be made up so that both obligations are met.»
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🍀 Greetings. When a person’s duty to others coincides with a duty owed to God, which takes priority? For example, if you are teaching a class and the call to prayer is made during the lesson, should you pray or continue teaching?
🌸🔆❄️بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم❄️🔆🌸
#Response
🍀🔅🌟Peace be upon you🌟🔅🍀
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🔆🔅🌱All rights belong to God. The one who holds a person’s rights is God: He is their Creator and the One who grants them their rights. So ultimately, duties owed to other people also return to duties owed to God!
🔆🔅🌱The proper course is to perform the prayer at its appointed time, and preferably during its most virtuous period. Ignoring the call to prayer—with no compelling reason—shows weakness of faith. If this neglect continues, delaying the prayer will come to seem routine. It is better to uphold the dignity and importance of prayer by offering a gentle reminder and enjoining what is right.
🔆🔅🌱The time spent performing the obligatory prayer can be made up in various ways, whether by deducting it from one’s pay or by spending additional time equal to the time taken to pray, and so on.