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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on praying in congregation for one who hears the call to prayer

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Question:
This questioner says: I am in Makkah, and I live about three kilometers away. If I am afflicted with the farthest distance, am I sinful for that or not?

Answer:
In this matter, there is what came in the authentic hadith from him (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding hearing the call to prayer. If you hear the call to prayer, it is obligatory for you to attend. His (peace and blessings be upon him) saying:
If anyone hears the summons and does not respond to itمن سمع النداء فلم يجب
Mishkat al-Masabih 1077
his prayer is not valid, except for those who have an excuse.فلا صلاة له إلا من عذر
Sunan Ibn Majah 793Sahih (Darussalam)
. And he said to the blind man who came to him seeking a ruling, asking to be granted a dispensation to pray in his home because he faced difficulties between him and the mosque. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: Do you hear the call to prayer? He said: Yes. He said: Then you have answered, and He (Exalted and Majestic is He) says: And when the call of Allah is made, it is not in the sense of a rational obligation; this is a warning. And He the Exalted said:
And they used to be invited to prostration while they were sound.وَقَدْ كَانُوا يُدْعَوْنَ إِلَى السُّجُودِ وَهُمْ سَالِمُونَ
[Al-Qalam 68:43]
meaning in this world. Ah.
Do not pray in your apartment or in your home. You hear the call to prayer, and the mosque is near you. You can reach the mosque, and you can reach it by walking. This walking is for your benefit, because your steps earn you reward with Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), and happiness.
Indeed, it is We who bring the dead to life and record what they have put forth and what they left behindإِنَّا نَحْنُ نُحْيِي الْمَوْتَىٰ وَنَكْتُبُ مَا قَدَّمُوا وَآثَارَهُمْ
[Ya-Sin 36:12]
or spreading it from the mosques, that is for us, congregation, or.
A group said to the Banu Salimah from the Ansar, whose residence was far from the mosque of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). They intended to relocate from there and move away from the mosque. When that reached the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), he said: O Banu Salimah, your homes earn your footprints. Meaning, let your homes remain, for if they are far from the mosque, Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) will write for you the footprints you walk.
And there was a man in the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) who was far from the mosque, and he never missed a prayer with the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). It was said to him: Why don't you buy a donkey to ride from al-Ramwah? He said: I would not be pleased to do that. I want my steps and my ascent to the mosque to be written for me. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: Allah has combined all of that for you. So a person should not strain himself in coming to the mosque, even if it is far. His distance from the mosque is an increase in good and an increase in deeds for him.
Source الصلاة في البيت — alfawzan.live

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