The ruling on leaving some of the prayers in congregation
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Question:
Some people maintain the prayer in congregation for some obligatory prayers, but they do not maintain it for other obligatory prayers, as the author of this letter mentions, specifically regarding the Fajr prayer?
Answer:
The Shaykh: It is obligatory to maintain all the prayers in congregation. Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Baqarah 2:238] He said: [Al-Mu'minun 23:9] He said: [Al-Ma'arij 70:23] It is obligatory for the Muslim to maintain all the prayers in congregation, and specifically regarding the Fajr prayer, he must be careful to maintain it so that he is safe from the characteristics of the hypocrites about which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Bulugh al-Maram 2:306 And 'Abdullah ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "I have seen us, and none would be absent from it except a known hypocrite." Yes.
Some people maintain the prayer in congregation for some obligatory prayers, but they do not maintain it for other obligatory prayers, as the author of this letter mentions, specifically regarding the Fajr prayer?
Answer:
The Shaykh: It is obligatory to maintain all the prayers in congregation. Allah the Exalted said:
Maintain with care the [obligatory] prayers and [in particular] the middle prayer and stand before Allah, devoutly obedient.
حَافِظُوا عَلَى الصَّلَوَاتِ وَالصَّلَاةِ الْوُسْطَىٰ وَقُومُوا لِلَّهِ قَانِتِينَAnd they who carefully maintain their prayers -
وَالَّذِينَ هُمْ عَلَىٰ صَلَوَاتِهِمْ يُحَافِظُونَThose who are constant in their prayer
الَّذِينَ هُمْ عَلَىٰ صَلَاتِهِمْ دَائِمُونَAllah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "The most burdensome prayers for hypocrites are the 'Isha' and the Fajr prayers
صلى الله عليه وسلم أثقل الصلاة على المنافقين صلاة العشاء وصلاة الفجر
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، حكم ترك بعض الصلوات في جماعة – الشيخ صالح الفوزانب — youtube.com
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