The Ruling on Congregational Prayer for Men
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The Shaykh:
May Allah greet you and bless you.
The questioner:
May Allah bless you and reward you. This questioner says: You are discussing the ruling on congregational prayer, may Allah preserve you?
The Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. As for what follows, the five daily prayers in congregation are obligatory for men. It is not permissible for any man to be absent from the congregational prayer without an excuse. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Whoever hears the call to prayer and does not respond, there is no prayer for him except one who has an excuse.” It was asked: “What is the excuse?” He said: “Fear or illness.” Abdullah ibn Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: “I have seen us, meaning the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and none of us would be absent from it except a known hypocrite whose hypocrisy was known.” And this is due to his saying:Bulugh al-Maram 2:306 and he has a share. So, congregational prayer is obligatory for men and does not drop except for a legitimate religious excuse. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
May Allah greet you and bless you.
The questioner:
May Allah bless you and reward you. This questioner says: You are discussing the ruling on congregational prayer, may Allah preserve you?
The Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. As for what follows, the five daily prayers in congregation are obligatory for men. It is not permissible for any man to be absent from the congregational prayer without an excuse. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Whoever hears the call to prayer and does not respond, there is no prayer for him except one who has an excuse.” It was asked: “What is the excuse?” He said: “Fear or illness.” Abdullah ibn Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: “I have seen us, meaning the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and none of us would be absent from it except a known hypocrite whose hypocrisy was known.” And this is due to his saying:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "The most burdensome prayers for hypocrites are the 'Isha' and the Fajr prayers and if they knew what (rewards) these (prayers) contain, they would have come to them (in the mosques),
صلى الله عليه وسلم أثقل الصلاة على المنافقين صلاة العشاء وصلاة الفجر ولو يعلمون ما فيهما لأتوهماThe presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/198 — archive.org (1:01)
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