Evidence from the hadith on the virtue of congregational prayer regarding its recommendation
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Regarding the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)Sunan an-Nasa'i 837Sahih (Darussalam), some people argue that congregational prayer is recommended based on this evidence. Is the evidence they cite correct?
Answer:
No, it is not correct. This hadith is about the virtue of congregational prayer, whereas its ruling is derived from other evidence. It is derived from other evidence. It was asked: What is the excuse? He said: Fear or illness. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Regarding the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)
Praying in congregation is twenty-seven times better than praying alone.
صلاة الجماعة تفضل على صلاة الفذ بسبع وعشرين درجةAnswer:
No, it is not correct. This hadith is about the virtue of congregational prayer, whereas its ruling is derived from other evidence. It is derived from other evidence.
Whoever hears the call to prayer and does not come to it, he has no prayer. He has no prayer except one who has an excuse.
من سمع النداء فلم ياته فلا صلاه له لا صلاه له الا من عذر
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل في الجواب عما احتج به أهل الوسواس — islamhouse.com (1:09:52)
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