The Ruling on Praying at Home and Abandoning the Congregation
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Question:
The questioner asks: Honorable Shaykh, is there any hadith regarding the preservation of the 'Asr prayer? He says: Since I come from work and pray at home, then I sleep until the Maghrib prayer.
Answer:
My brother, it is not permissible for you to pray at home when you are close to the mosque. Pray with the Muslims, then return and sleep until Maghrib; there is no harm in that. However, praying at home and abandoning the congregation is a serious matter, especially if you make it a habit and establish it as a routine. So, my brother, maintain the prayer with the congregation in the mosque. You may sleep, and it will not be missed, but the prayer will be missed, and you will be sinful for delaying it. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good,
The questioner asks: Honorable Shaykh, is there any hadith regarding the preservation of the 'Asr prayer? He says: Since I come from work and pray at home, then I sleep until the Maghrib prayer.
Answer:
My brother, it is not permissible for you to pray at home when you are close to the mosque. Pray with the Muslims, then return and sleep until Maghrib; there is no harm in that. However, praying at home and abandoning the congregation is a serious matter, especially if you make it a habit and establish it as a routine. So, my brother, maintain the prayer with the congregation in the mosque. You may sleep, and it will not be missed, but the prayer will be missed, and you will be sinful for delaying it. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good,
Source
قناة «مكة و المدينة»، 01 فتاوى على الهواء - 12 01 1433هـ _ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (24:01)
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