Congregational Prayer in the Home
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The questioner:
The Shaykh (may Allah have mercy on him) asked: What is the stronger position regarding the issue of congregational prayer in the home, and is it wrong to attribute the recommended practice (sunnah) to it?
The Shaykh:
Prayer in the home is not permissible except for a valid religious excuse; otherwise, prayer is obligatory in the mosque. We answer the author. His saying, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Al-Mustadrak lil-Hakim 5:147, and he did not say that he prayed for them in the home and that this would suffice for them. He said, “There is no prayer for him.” This encompasses both individual prayer and congregational prayer in the home. Is this permissible?
The Shaykh (may Allah have mercy on him) asked: What is the stronger position regarding the issue of congregational prayer in the home, and is it wrong to attribute the recommended practice (sunnah) to it?
The Shaykh:
Prayer in the home is not permissible except for a valid religious excuse; otherwise, prayer is obligatory in the mosque. We answer the author. His saying, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Whoever hears the call to prayer and does not respond, he has no prayer.
من سمع النداء فلم يجب فلا صلاة له
Source
الفوزان -أشرطة- شرح زاد المستقنع مع الأسئلة - 020-كتاب الصلاة -11- صلاة الجماعة - 27-7-21 هـ — archive.org (1:20:22)
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