The ruling on missing the congregational prayer for a valid excuse
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Question:
In his second question, as I mentioned to you, he says: I have reached an advanced age and have passed eighty years old. I do not attend the prayer with the congregation in the mosque; rather, I pray at home.
Answer:
If you have a valid excuse for missing the congregation, there is no harm. If you are unable to walk to the mosque, or if you cannot endure staying in the mosque to complete the prayer, and if you have a valid legal excuse, there is no harm in missing the congregation and praying at home. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan Ibn Majah 793Sahih (Darussalam) It was asked: What is the excuse? He said: Fear or illness. Yes.
In his second question, as I mentioned to you, he says: I have reached an advanced age and have passed eighty years old. I do not attend the prayer with the congregation in the mosque; rather, I pray at home.
Answer:
If you have a valid excuse for missing the congregation, there is no harm. If you are unable to walk to the mosque, or if you cannot endure staying in the mosque to complete the prayer, and if you have a valid legal excuse, there is no harm in missing the congregation and praying at home. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Whoever hears the call and does not come, his prayer is not valid, except for those who have an excuse.
من سمع النداء فلم يأته فلا صلاة له إلا من عذر
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/017 — archive.org (5:52)
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