The Response to Those Who Deny the Obligation of Congregational Prayer
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah forgive you, I have relatives who do not pray with the congregation, even though I maintain my prayer at its proper time. However, they say that it is not obligatory for us to attend it with the congregation, and that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did not mention a hadith that obligates prayer in the mosque. So what is the solution with them? May Allah reward you with good, and how do we respond to them?
Answer:
These people are either deceiving people and lying to them, or they are ignorant and do not know what they are saying. He says that the Messenger did not command congregational prayer, even though the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) saidSahih Ibn Hibban 10:352, Sunan Abi Dawud 551. A blind man came to him seeking permission to pray in his home because of the hardship he faced between his home and the mosque, so he (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him Sunan Abi Dawud 552Hasan Sahih (Al-Albani). And he (peace and blessings be upon him) said Sunan Ibn Majah 791Sahih (Darussalam), Sunan Ibn Majah 791Sahih (Darussalam).
And he (peace and blessings be upon him) saidSunan Ibn Majah 797Sahih (Darussalam), Sunan Ibn Majah 797Sahih (Darussalam). I would go to them even if I had to crawl. Abdullah ibn Mas'ud said Sahih Muslim 654b.
So where is this person who says that the Messenger did not command congregational prayer? He is either lying about the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), or he is ignorant. It is not permissible for him to speak and attribute to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) something that did not come from him. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah forgive you, I have relatives who do not pray with the congregation, even though I maintain my prayer at its proper time. However, they say that it is not obligatory for us to attend it with the congregation, and that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did not mention a hadith that obligates prayer in the mosque. So what is the solution with them? May Allah reward you with good, and how do we respond to them?
Answer:
These people are either deceiving people and lying to them, or they are ignorant and do not know what they are saying. He says that the Messenger did not command congregational prayer, even though the Messenger (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 عذرhe was asked what an excuse consisted of and replied that it was fear or illness
قيل وما العذر؟ قال خوف أو مرضHe asked: Do you hear summons (adhan)? He said: Yes.
هل تسمع النداء؟ قال نعم، قال فأجبI was thinking of commanding that the call to prayer be given, then I would tell a man to lead the people in prayer, then I would go out with some other men carrying bundles of wood
لقد هممت أن آمر بالصلاة فتقام، ثم آمر رجلا يؤم الناس، ثم أذهب برجال معهم حزم من حطبand go to people who do not attend the prayer, and burn their houses down around them
إلى قوم لا يشهدون الصلاة فأحرق عليهم بيوتهم بالنارAnd he (peace and blessings be upon him) said
The most burdensome prayers for the hypocrites are the 'Isha' prayer and the Fajr prayer
أَثْقَلَ الصَّلاَةِ عَلَى الْمُنَافِقِينَ صَلاَةُ الْعِشَاءِ وَصَلاَةُ الْفَجْرِIf only they knew what (reward) there is in them, they would come to them even if they had to crawl.
ولو يعلمون ما فيهما لأتوهما ولو حبواI have seen the time when no one stayed away from it, except a hypocrite, who was well known for his hypocrisy, whereas a man would be brought swaying (due to weakness) between two men till he was set up in a row.
ولقد رأيتنا وما يتخلف عنها إلا منافق معلوم النفاق. وإن الرجل يؤتى به يهادى بين الرجلين حتى يقام في الصفSo where is this person who says that the Messenger did not command congregational prayer? He is either lying about the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), or he is ignorant. It is not permissible for him to speak and attribute to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) something that did not come from him. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
لقاء مفتوح [الزلفي] — alfawzan.live (47:47)
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