What is the ruling on one who prays Fajr at home out of fear of the road?

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, this young man says that he is fifteen years old, and he says that a frightening incident occurred to him while he was going to pray Fajr, and he has no one from his family with him. So is it permissible for him to pray at home instead of the mosque? Because he says he is fifteen years old, and a frightening incident occurred to him while he was going to pray Fajr, and he has no one from his family to go with him. So is it permissible for him to pray at home instead of the mosque, because he is afraid if he goes alone?

Answer:
If the fear is real and recurs for him, then he does not go; this is an excuse. But if it happened once, or if he imagined it, and he has a delusion of being afraid but it has no reality, then this does not leave the prayer with the congregation. He seeks help from Allah, resolves, and gains courage and prays, because what is upon him is not fear, yes, but it is imagined, and no.