The ruling on one who prays at home without an excuse and abandons the congregation
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. What is the ruling on one who prays at home without an excuse? Does he fall under the ruling of a disbeliever, or what is his ruling?
The Shaykh:
This is one who abandons the congregational prayer. He does not become a disbeliever. The congregational prayer is obligatory, and it is not permissible to abandon it, but the prayer is valid despite the sin. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan an-Nasa'i 837Sahih (Darussalam) This indicates that the prayer of the one who prays alone is valid. If he prays alone without an excuse, his prayer is valid, but he commits a sin by abandoning the congregation. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
Except according to the opinion of Shaykh al-Islam or Ibn Hazm, who hold that if one holds that the congregational prayer is a condition for validity, then his prayer is not valid. However, the majority of the scholars hold that his prayer is valid and he commits a sin by abandoning the Friday prayer. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. What is the ruling on one who prays at home without an excuse? Does he fall under the ruling of a disbeliever, or what is his ruling?
The Shaykh:
This is one who abandons the congregational prayer. He does not become a disbeliever. The congregational prayer is obligatory, and it is not permissible to abandon it, but the prayer is valid despite the sin. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Praying in congregation is twenty-seven times better than praying alone.
صلاة الجماعة تفضل على صلاة الفذ بسبع وعشرين درجةThe questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
Except according to the opinion of Shaykh al-Islam or Ibn Hazm, who hold that if one holds that the congregational prayer is a condition for validity, then his prayer is not valid. However, the majority of the scholars hold that his prayer is valid and he commits a sin by abandoning the Friday prayer. Yes.
Source
الفوزان -أشرطة- شرح زاد المستقنع مع الأسئلة - 010-كتاب الصلاة -1- 2-11-20 هـ — archive.org (1:13:29)
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