The Excuse for Missing the Congregation and the Hadith of the Blind Man
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The questioner:
And Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, regarding the hadithBulugh al-Maram 2:308 Abbas mentioned about the excuse, he said the statement and the anger in the hadith of the blind man who came to ask the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) for permission to pray in his home, because it happened, and this is anger, and what is on his path of prohibitions, and he returned.
The Shaykh:
It is not an illness, blindness is not an illness, blindness is not an illness, yes.
The questioner:
The Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
The question is this, we are just pointing out that he said this is an illness, blindness is an illness, we say no, it is not an illness, blindness is not an illness, yes.
The questioner:
Say because he is blind and this is an illness, when there is in his narrowness of fears, and this is a statement, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not come, so how do we reconcile between the hadith and the stories?
The Shaykh:
Yes, because this is a fear that can be remedied by him saying I do not have a guide, looking for a guide, it is an easy matter, this excuse is removed by him getting a guide and taking him to the mosque, unlike the fear of the enemy, the fear of the enemy, this cannot be remedied, yes.
And Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, regarding the hadith
Whoever hears the call for prayer and and does not come (to the mosque for prayer), his prayer will not be accepted from him, unless he has a (legitimate) excuse.
من سمع النداء فلم يأت فلا صلاة له إلا من عذر وسئل ابنThe Shaykh:
It is not an illness, blindness is not an illness, blindness is not an illness, yes.
The questioner:
The Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
The question is this, we are just pointing out that he said this is an illness, blindness is an illness, we say no, it is not an illness, blindness is not an illness, yes.
The questioner:
Say because he is blind and this is an illness, when there is in his narrowness of fears, and this is a statement, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not come, so how do we reconcile between the hadith and the stories?
The Shaykh:
Yes, because this is a fear that can be remedied by him saying I do not have a guide, looking for a guide, it is an easy matter, this excuse is removed by him getting a guide and taking him to the mosque, unlike the fear of the enemy, the fear of the enemy, this cannot be remedied, yes.
Source
الفوزان -أشرطة- شرح زاد المستقنع مع الأسئلة - 020-كتاب الصلاة -11- صلاة الجماعة - 27-7-21 هـ — archive.org (1:06:47)
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