Restricting the mosque to congregational prayer and the ruling on congregational prayer at home
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Question:
He asks: Is a mosque required for the congregation? And if a man prays for his wife at home, is it considered a congregation?
Answer:
A man and a woman do not constitute a congregation. However, it is permissible for a woman to follow a man and pray behind him. But a congregation is not considered valid with fewer than two men or more. It requires at least two men or more, and the congregation is held in the mosque, not at home, except for a valid excuse. If you have a mosque where the congregation is held, it is obligatory for you to go and pray with the congregation in the mosque, unless you have an excuse such as illness or fear, in which case you pray at home. Yes.
He asks: Is a mosque required for the congregation? And if a man prays for his wife at home, is it considered a congregation?
Answer:
A man and a woman do not constitute a congregation. However, it is permissible for a woman to follow a man and pray behind him. But a congregation is not considered valid with fewer than two men or more. It requires at least two men or more, and the congregation is held in the mosque, not at home, except for a valid excuse. If you have a mosque where the congregation is held, it is obligatory for you to go and pray with the congregation in the mosque, unless you have an excuse such as illness or fear, in which case you pray at home. Yes.
Source
دروس الحرم، درس التفسير من الحرم 05-08-1433هـ — alfawzan.live (53:20)
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