The ruling on a resident praying at home when the mosque is nearby
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Question:
Is my prayer at home valid, given that I live close to the mosque?
Answer:
The prayer is valid, and you must repent. You should prioritize repenting to Allah for that, and you must hasten to pray in congregation and maintain it in congregation. We hope that the prayer is valid, but you must repent to Allah for your delay, for imitating the hypocrites, and for not fulfilling the obligation of praying in congregation. Repentance to Allah makes what came before it beneficial. Yes.
Is my prayer at home valid, given that I live close to the mosque?
Answer:
The prayer is valid, and you must repent. You should prioritize repenting to Allah for that, and you must hasten to pray in congregation and maintain it in congregation. We hope that the prayer is valid, but you must repent to Allah for your delay, for imitating the hypocrites, and for not fulfilling the obligation of praying in congregation. Repentance to Allah makes what came before it beneficial. Yes.
Source
فتاوى الصلاة — islamhouse.com (32:48)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.