The ruling on a worshipper being more focused in the mosque than in his home
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, the questioner says: I am more focused in my prayer in the mosque than in my prayer at home. Yes. He says: I am more focused in my prayer in the mosque than in my prayer at home. Is this a sign of showing off in worship (riya')?
Answer:
Congregation is obligatory, and this is one of the benefits of prayer. If you pray with the congregation, you will have more presence of heart and more focus. If you pray alone, Satan will dominate you. This is what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) informed us of:Riyad as-Salihin 1070 So, your prayer with the congregation has great benefits, among which is that it is more conducive to the presence of your heart, more conducive to focus with the congregation, and further away from intrusive thoughts.
So, this applies to the obligatory prayer. As for the voluntary prayer, pray in your home. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan an-Nasa'i 1599Sahih (Darussalam) the obligatory prayer. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, the questioner says: I am more focused in my prayer in the mosque than in my prayer at home. Yes. He says: I am more focused in my prayer in the mosque than in my prayer at home. Is this a sign of showing off in worship (riya')?
Answer:
Congregation is obligatory, and this is one of the benefits of prayer. If you pray with the congregation, you will have more presence of heart and more focus. If you pray alone, Satan will dominate you. This is what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) informed us of:
So observe Salat in congregation, for the wolf eats up a solitary sheep that stays far from the flock.
وقال عليكم بالجماعة، فإنما يأكل الذئب من الغنم القاسية،So, this applies to the obligatory prayer. As for the voluntary prayer, pray in your home. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
O people, pray in your houses, for the best prayer a person offers is in his house, apart from the prescribed (obligatory) prayers.
صلوا أيها الناس في بيوتكم، فإن أفضل صلاة المرء في بيته إلا المكتوبة،
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خشوع الرجل في المسجد ما لا يخشع في بيته — alfawzan.live
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