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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Advice to the neighbors of the mosque who are absent from the congregation

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Question:
Sami asks: He says that some of the mosque's neighbors do not pray in the mosque, even though they hear the adhan. What is obligatory for us? And what do you advise them to do?

Answer:
It is obligatory for them to fear Allah (Mighty and Majestic). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Whoever hears the call to prayer and does not come to it, he has no prayer. He has no prayer except if he has an excuse.من سمع النداء فلم يأته فلا صلاة له. لا صلاة له إلا من عذر
. It was asked: “And what is the excuse?” He said: “Fear or illness.” So it is not permissible for a person to leave the prayer in the mosque with the congregation when he is near it and hears the adhan. He should be advised; if he accepts the advice, praise be to Allah, otherwise, the wrong in his case should be pointed out and the matter should be reported to the offices of the Commission for Promoting Good and Forbidding Evil so that they can bring him and compel him to attend the prayer. Yes.
Source 75-لقاءات مع الشيخ صالح الفوزان - 09-5-2-1433 — archive.org (22:22)

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