The Ruling on Praying at Home
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The questioner:
Muhammad from Ta'if, please, Muhammad. Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh:
Peace be upon you.
The questioner:
What is the ruling on praying at home, O Shaykh? The ruling on praying at home.
The presenter:
Thank you.
The Shaykh:
Is it the obligatory prayer or a voluntary one?
The questioner:
The tape.
The Shaykh:
It is not permissible to pray at home except for a valid religious excuse; otherwise, congregational prayer is obligatory, my brother. You must pray with the congregation.Sunan Ibn Majah 793Sahih (Darussalam) It was asked, "What is the excuse?" He said, "Fear or illness." So it is not permissible to leave the congregational prayer when you are able to attend it. Yes.
The presenter:
Thank you.
Muhammad from Ta'if, please, Muhammad. Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh:
Peace be upon you.
The questioner:
What is the ruling on praying at home, O Shaykh? The ruling on praying at home.
The presenter:
Thank you.
The Shaykh:
Is it the obligatory prayer or a voluntary one?
The questioner:
The tape.
The Shaykh:
It is not permissible to pray at home except for a valid religious excuse; otherwise, congregational prayer is obligatory, my brother. You must pray with the congregation.
Whoever hears the call and does not come, his prayer is not valid, except for those who have an excuse.
من سمع النداء فلم يأته فلا صلاة له إلا من عذرThe presenter:
Thank you.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (081) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1436-03-02] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (35:35)
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