Advice for those who pray at home or at work while a mosque is nearby
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Question:
May Allah reward you. The questioner says: What is your advice to our Muslim brothers who pray in their homes and at their workplaces despite there being mosques near these places?
Answer:
It is not permissible for a Muslim to pray at home and leave the prayer in the mosque while he hears the call to prayer. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih Ibn Hibban 10:352.
And he (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan Ibn Majah 797Sahih (Darussalam). This indicates that no one neglects the congregational prayer except a hypocrite.
For this reason, 'Abdullah ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "I have seen us, and no one used to neglect it except a known hypocrite." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) intended to burn down the houses of those who neglected the congregational prayer, had it not been for the women, the children, and those for whom the congregational prayer is not obligatory. Yes.
May Allah reward you. The questioner says: What is your advice to our Muslim brothers who pray in their homes and at their workplaces despite there being mosques near these places?
Answer:
It is not permissible for a Muslim to pray at home and leave the prayer in the mosque while he hears the call to prayer. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Whoever hears the call to prayer and does not respond, he has no prayer, except one who has an excuse
من سمع النداء فلم يجب فلا صلاة له إلا من عذرAnd he (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
The most burdensome prayers for the hypocrites are the 'Isha' prayer and the Fajr prayer. If only they knew what (reward) there is in them, they would come to them even if they had to crawl.
أثقل الصلوات على المنافقين صلاة العشاء وصلاة الفجر، ولو يعلمون ما فيهما لأتوهما ولو حبواFor this reason, 'Abdullah ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "I have seen us, and no one used to neglect it except a known hypocrite." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) intended to burn down the houses of those who neglected the congregational prayer, had it not been for the women, the children, and those for whom the congregational prayer is not obligatory. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-47-منهج أهل السنة والجماعة|صالح الفوزان|العام|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (17:38)
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