Guidance for those who are late for the congregational prayer
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Question:
The questioner says: Shaykh, it is reported that some of the Salaf (the earliest generations) never missed the opening takbir (saying Allahu akbar) for forty years, and another said that he had not seen the back of a person in front of him for forty years either. Some people, Honorable Shaykh, and they are among the good ones, are late for the prayer and miss the first takbir and the first rak'ah (unit of prayer). What is your guidance? And is this reported from the Salaf?
Answer:
Yes, it is reported from the Salaf that they maintain the first row and the congregational prayer, and they do not be late for it because of their knowledge of its virtue and its status. So the one who has become accustomed to laziness and lateness must repent to Allah and strive to attend the congregational prayer from its beginning. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
The questioner says: Shaykh, it is reported that some of the Salaf (the earliest generations) never missed the opening takbir (saying Allahu akbar) for forty years, and another said that he had not seen the back of a person in front of him for forty years either. Some people, Honorable Shaykh, and they are among the good ones, are late for the prayer and miss the first takbir and the first rak'ah (unit of prayer). What is your guidance? And is this reported from the Salaf?
Answer:
Yes, it is reported from the Salaf that they maintain the first row and the congregational prayer, and they do not be late for it because of their knowledge of its virtue and its status. So the one who has become accustomed to laziness and lateness must repent to Allah and strive to attend the congregational prayer from its beginning. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/077 — archive.org (9:04)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.