The indication of the verse “And they used to be called to prostration while they were safe” regarding the obligation of congregational prayer, and the fact that the verse is Meccan

Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: Regarding the saying of Allah the Exalted , some people argue that we cannot use it as evidence for the obligation of praying in congregation, because it is a Meccan surah, and the command to pray in congregation was revealed after that. Is this correct?

Answer:
Prayer is ancient. What is prayer? It was prescribed for the prophets and prescribed in all the divine laws, but its form differs in each law according to its own specifics. Prayer was prescribed in Makkah, my brother, before the Hijrah, on the night of the Mi'raj. This was before the Hijrah. Yes.