The ruling on one who prays at home without an excuse
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The questioner:
If a person prays at home without an excuse, does he fall under the ruling of a disbeliever, or what is his ruling?
The Shaykh:
The one who abandons the congregational prayer is not considered a disbeliever. The congregational prayer is a single obligation, and it is not permissible to abandon it, but the prayer is valid. Yes. His saying (peace and blessings be upon him)Sunan an-Nasa'i 837Sahih (Darussalam) is more indicative that the Fajr prayer is valid. Even if his son prays without knowing, his prayer is valid, but he is excused regarding the congregational prayer. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
Except according to the opinion of Shaykh al-Islam or Ibn Hazm, who hold that if one considers the congregational prayer a condition, then his prayer is not valid. However, the majority of scholars hold that his prayer is valid, and the effect of abandoning the congregational prayer is like the effect of abandoning the prayer due to major ritual impurity. Yes.
If a person prays at home without an excuse, does he fall under the ruling of a disbeliever, or what is his ruling?
The Shaykh:
The one who abandons the congregational prayer is not considered a disbeliever. The congregational prayer is a single obligation, and it is not permissible to abandon it, but the prayer is valid. Yes. His saying (peace and blessings be upon him)
Praying in congregation is twenty-seven times better than praying alone.
صَلاَةُ الْجَمَاعَةِ تَفْضُلُ عَلَى صَلاَةِ الْفَذِّ بِسَبْعٍ وَعِشْرِينَ دَرَجَةًThe questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
Except according to the opinion of Shaykh al-Islam or Ibn Hazm, who hold that if one considers the congregational prayer a condition, then his prayer is not valid. However, the majority of scholars hold that his prayer is valid, and the effect of abandoning the congregational prayer is like the effect of abandoning the prayer due to major ritual impurity. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 011 من 123 / شرح كتاب زاد المستقنع / الصلاة / صالح الفوزان / الفقه / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:09:16)
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