Is the one who fears harm to himself excused for missing the congregational prayer?

Question : Or harm to himself, or from a ruler. He fears harm to himself. What kind of harm? There is a vicious dog at his house. There is a vicious dog at his house, and he fears that if he goes out, the dog will bite him. So he says, “I fear harm.”

Answer : We say: If that is the case, you are excused. You are excused. Pray in your house, and there is no blame on you. Likewise, if there is something on his way to the mosque that would harm him, such as the man not having shoes, and the entire path is thorns, or the entire path is broken glass. This would harm him, so we tell him: You are now excused for missing the congregational prayer.