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Zaid ibn Arqam (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “If a man makes a promise to another, and neither comes until the time of prayer, and the one who came leaves to pray, there is no sin on him 1.”
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Note 1
(1) His statement: “there is no sin on him”: meaning, on the one who came to fulfill his promise and left to pray during the other’s absence, as prayer is a religious necessity. It is apparent that this applies if he leaves for bodily necessities like eating, drinking, or relieving himself, and the like. [As stated in Al-Mirqat]
Note 1
(۱) قوله : فلا إثم عليه : أي على الجائي لوعده والذاهب لصلاته في غيبته لحضور الصلاة؛ لأنه من ضرورات الدين والظاهر أنه كذلك إذا ذهب لضرورات أمر البدن من أكل وشرب وقضاء حاجة ونحوها. كذا في «المرقاة».