Praying at home out of fear of going to the mosque

Question:
The questioner asks: Is it permissible to pray at home if you are afraid to go to the mosque?

Answer:
If there is a confirmed fear, you have a dispensation. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: . The narrator, who was Ibn Abbas, was asked: What is the excuse? He said: Fear or illness, fear or illness. So if there is a confirmed fear such that if you go out, harm may befall you, this permits you to pray at night. But if it is mere cowardice, just cowardice, with no fear, then this does not excuse you from praying.