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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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It is permissible to miss the congregational prayer due to illness

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Question : My dear friends. If a person is sick, third, if a person is sick. Illness. But what kind of illness? One who has a slight headache and says, "By Allah, I have an illness today and I cannot pray with the congregation," but he is in the stadium, in the football field, which is three kilometers away, and he can walk. Is he excused or not?

Answer : That does not suffice. It does not amount to the illness that makes it difficult for him to go to the mosque. And I urge you to look at the hadith of Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him)
I have seen the time when no one stayed away from prayer except a hypocriteلقد رأيتنا وما يتخلف عنها إلا منافق
Sunan Abi Dawud 550
or a sick person. And if this was known in the time of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) and was approved by Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), then it is evidence that it is recognized to leave the congregation, and likewise the Friday prayer. So the sick person for whom it is difficult to attend the mosque is not obligated to attend the mosque.
Source قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 192- يجوز التخلف عن الجماعة بسبب المرض II فوائد من الدروس الفقهية من المحاضرات الجامعية لابن عثيمين — youtube.com

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