The Virtue of Prayer in the Home and Its Merits
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Question:
May Allah reward you. Your Eminence the Shaykh, prayer in the home has many merits. Please tell us about them.
Answer:
The voluntary prayers in the home: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The Sunnah is to pray in one's home, such as the Duha prayer and the Tahajjud prayer at night. One should not leave one's home empty of prayer; one should make it a habit to pray in one's home, except for the obligatory prayers. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Bulugh al-Maram 2:313 So the believer prays the obligatory prayers in the mosques, but as for the voluntary prayers, it is better to pray them in one's home, such as the Duha prayer and the regular voluntary prayers (rawatib), until he prays in them. As for a place that is given to him to stay in and which is left unused, he does not pray in it. However, there is no harm in praying in the resting places of sheep or the grazing grounds of sheep. As for camels, does he pray in their resting places?
May Allah reward you. Your Eminence the Shaykh, prayer in the home has many merits. Please tell us about them.
Answer:
The voluntary prayers in the home: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Make some of your prayer in your homes, and do not take the graves
اجعلوا من صلاة بيتكم ولا تتخذوا القبورThe most excellent prayer of a person is (that which he prays) in his house except that which is prescribed (the five congregational prayers).
أفضل صلاة المرء في بيته إلا المكتوبة
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم [ برنامج إذاعي ]، بداية من باب حمل المحدث والمستجمر في الصلاة وثياب الصغار وما شُكَّ في نجاسته — islamhouse.com (20:23)
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