Prayer of the Excused Person in His Home
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Question: I was ill, and my condition worsened until I was admitted to a hospital, where the doctors decided to amputate both my legs above the knee. Indeed, my legs were amputated. I am now in good health, but I only pray at home constantly, and I do not even pray the Friday prayer in the mosque, but at home. Is there a sin on me for that, or am I excused by the Shari'ah?
Answer: It is well known that congregational prayer and the Friday prayer are obligatory for the capable Muslim who is not prevented from attending them by a valid Shari'ah excuse.
As for the one who is excused by the Shari'ah, Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) has granted him a dispensation to pray in his home.
The questioner mentions that his legs were amputated and that he has become a person who cannot walk. Therefore, he is excused, and he may pray in his home. He is excused for missing the congregation and the Friday prayer. If it is possible for him to be carried and to attend those prayers in the mosque that do not cause him hardship, that is a good thing, and he will gain additional reward and good. However, if he is unable to attend and there is no means by which he can be transported to the mosque, then he is excused, and his excuse is clear in this matter.
And if he maintains the prayers at their prescribed times, we hope for him reward and acceptance. If there is someone with him at home who prays with him in congregation,For example: if it were possible for someone with a similar Shari'ah excuse to join him and they prayed together, this would achieve the purpose of the congregation. As for one who is not excused, it is obligatory for him to go to the mosque and pray there.
Question: Suppose there is someone who can take him to the mosque by a means of transport, such as a car, for example. Is he then obligated to attend the mosque?
Answer: If this is possible, it is better, and striving for it is better as much as possible—meaning, it is not on the level of obligation.
Question: Is his prayer at other times at home with his family, such as his wife and daughters, also permissible for him, and does he get the reward of the congregation?
Answer: There is no harm in that, but he should be the imam. He should be the imam. However, he is unable to stand in prayer, and he is not the imam of the neighborhood or the imam of the mosque, so it cannot be said: that they are praying behind him while sitting. It is not appropriate for someone whose condition is not like his to pray with him. It is better for him to pray alone.
Answer: It is well known that congregational prayer and the Friday prayer are obligatory for the capable Muslim who is not prevented from attending them by a valid Shari'ah excuse.
As for the one who is excused by the Shari'ah, Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) has granted him a dispensation to pray in his home.
The questioner mentions that his legs were amputated and that he has become a person who cannot walk. Therefore, he is excused, and he may pray in his home. He is excused for missing the congregation and the Friday prayer. If it is possible for him to be carried and to attend those prayers in the mosque that do not cause him hardship, that is a good thing, and he will gain additional reward and good. However, if he is unable to attend and there is no means by which he can be transported to the mosque, then he is excused, and his excuse is clear in this matter.
And if he maintains the prayers at their prescribed times, we hope for him reward and acceptance. If there is someone with him at home who prays with him in congregation,For example: if it were possible for someone with a similar Shari'ah excuse to join him and they prayed together, this would achieve the purpose of the congregation. As for one who is not excused, it is obligatory for him to go to the mosque and pray there.
Question: Suppose there is someone who can take him to the mosque by a means of transport, such as a car, for example. Is he then obligated to attend the mosque?
Answer: If this is possible, it is better, and striving for it is better as much as possible—meaning, it is not on the level of obligation.
Question: Is his prayer at other times at home with his family, such as his wife and daughters, also permissible for him, and does he get the reward of the congregation?
Answer: There is no harm in that, but he should be the imam. He should be the imam. However, he is unable to stand in prayer, and he is not the imam of the neighborhood or the imam of the mosque, so it cannot be said: that they are praying behind him while sitting. It is not appropriate for someone whose condition is not like his to pray with him. It is better for him to pray alone.