If you pray in congregation at home, will you receive the same reward as when you go to the mosque?
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Question:
He says: If I pray in congregation at home, will I receive the same reward as when I go to the mosque? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
It is obligatory for the Muslim to pray in the mosque when he hears the call to prayer. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih Ibn Hibban 10:352. The narrator was asked: What is the excuse? He said: Fear or illness.
When a blind man came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) seeking permission to pray in his home because of the hardship he faced on his way to the mosque, and he had no guide, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked him: Do you hear the call to prayer? He said: Yes. He said: Then respond to it. It is not permissible for a person to pray at home, even if he is praying in congregation. It is obligatory for all of them to pray in the mosque with the Muslims. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) intended to burn the houses of those who lagged behind in the congregational prayer with fire, even though it is possible that they were praying in their homes in congregation. He (peace and blessings be upon him) condemned their failure to attend the mosque, and he intended to burn their houses with fire. Nothing prevented him from doing so, as mentioned in the other narration, except the presence of women and children in them. Therefore, the questioner must fear Allah, and those with him must fear Allah, and they must pray in the mosque with the Muslims. Yes.
He says: If I pray in congregation at home, will I receive the same reward as when I go to the mosque? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
It is obligatory for the Muslim to pray in the mosque when he hears the call to prayer. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Whoever hears the call to prayer and does not respond, he has no prayer, except one who has an excuse
من سمع النداء فلم يجب فلا صلاة له إلا من عذرWhen a blind man came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) seeking permission to pray in his home because of the hardship he faced on his way to the mosque, and he had no guide, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked him: Do you hear the call to prayer? He said: Yes. He said: Then respond to it. It is not permissible for a person to pray at home, even if he is praying in congregation. It is obligatory for all of them to pray in the mosque with the Muslims. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) intended to burn the houses of those who lagged behind in the congregational prayer with fire, even though it is possible that they were praying in their homes in congregation. He (peace and blessings be upon him) condemned their failure to attend the mosque, and he intended to burn their houses with fire. Nothing prevented him from doing so, as mentioned in the other narration, except the presence of women and children in them. Therefore, the questioner must fear Allah, and those with him must fear Allah, and they must pray in the mosque with the Muslims. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، إذا صليت في البيت جماعة، هل يكون لي مثل الأجر الذي أكسبه عند ذهابي إلى المسجد؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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