Advice on Praying in Congregation in the Mosque
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The questioner : Peace be upon you, and Allah's mercy and blessings. And upon you be peace, and Allah's mercy and blessings. Shaykh Muhammad, we ask your honor to direct a word to some of our brothers, may Allah guide them, who are negligent in performing the prayers in congregation in the mosque, especially the Fajr prayer. May Allah grant you success in all good. Amen.
The Shaykh : May Allah bless you.
The presenter : And may Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : The questioner asks for an exhortation of people to pray in congregation. We exhort our brothers to pray in congregation, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said that the prayer of a manSahih Muslim 650a is twenty-seven degrees better. And Abdullah ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that they were with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and they did not see anyone lagging behind in the congregational prayer, except if he was sick or a known hypocrite.
And it is established from the ProphetSunan Ibn Majah 791Sahih (Darussalam), and it is astonishing regarding the poor human being.
Who deprives himself of much great good, out of laziness without an excuse. And if he were. Invited to something trivial of this world, he would respond.
And for this reason, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Musannaf Abd al-Razzaq 2:194 Sunan Ibn Majah 797Sahih (Darussalam) Sunan Ibn Majah 797Sahih (Darussalam) Sahih al-Bukhari 7224 Does it not befit a Muslim? To be like the hypocrites in the certainty of their prayer.
And let each one of us know that the day will come when he wishes that there were an increase of good in his record, or a decrease of evil, and that day is not far off. A person walks and falls dead. He sleeps on his bed and nothing raises him except the washer. No, he is at his food and does not swallow his bite until he dies. Yes, it is impossible. Let a man fear Allah and save himself.
The Shaykh : May Allah bless you.
The presenter : And may Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : The questioner asks for an exhortation of people to pray in congregation. We exhort our brothers to pray in congregation, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said that the prayer of a man
Prayer said in a congregation is
صلاة الجماعة أفضل من صلاةAnd it is established from the Prophet
The Messenger of Allah said: 'I was thinking of commanding that the call to prayer be given, then I would tell a man to lead the people in prayer, then I would go out with some other men carrying bundles of wood, and go to people who do not attend the prayer, and burn their houses down around them.'
صلى الله عليه وسلم أنه قال لقد هممت أن آمر بالصلاة فتقام، ثم آمر رجلا فيصلي بالناس، ثم أنطلق برجال معهم حزم من حطب إلى قوم لا يشهدون الصلاة، فأحرق عليهم بيوتهم بالنار،Who deprives himself of much great good, out of laziness without an excuse. And if he were. Invited to something trivial of this world, he would respond.
And for this reason, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
(peace and blessings be upon him).
صلى الله عليه وسلم.The most burdensome prayers for the hypocrites are the 'Isha' prayer and the Fajr prayer.
أفقر الصلوات على المنافقين صلاة العشاء وصلاة الفجر.If only they knew what (reward) there is in them, they would come to them even if they had to crawl.
ولو يعلمون ما فيهما لأتوهما ولو حظوا.By Him in Whose Hands my life is, if anyone of you had known that he would receive a bone covered with meat or two (small) pieces of meat present in between two ribs, he would come for `Isha' prayer.
والذي نفسي بيده لو يجد أحدهم عرقا سمينا أو مرماتين حزنتين لشهد العشاء.And let each one of us know that the day will come when he wishes that there were an increase of good in his record, or a decrease of evil, and that day is not far off. A person walks and falls dead. He sleeps on his bed and nothing raises him except the washer. No, he is at his food and does not swallow his bite until he dies. Yes, it is impossible. Let a man fear Allah and save himself.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 704- نصيحة لصلاة الجماعة في المسجد/سؤال على الهاتف 📞 /ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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