Is the Prayer of Fear permitted for a sinful person who is fleeing a just obligation or committing a crime?

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Al-Mughni

Book of the Prayer of Fear

Book 5 · Issue 5 · Bab 1

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The person whose flight is sinful, such as one fleeing a due right, a highway robber, a thief, or a burglar, is not permitted to perform the Prayer of Fear. This dispensation is established for self-defense in a permissible situation and is not granted for sin, similar to the dispensations granted for travel.