Praying at home out of fear for one's wife
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Praying at home out of fear for one's wife
Question: I am a man living in a rural area, and I am married with children. There is about fifty meters between me and my neighbor, and I can hear the adhan. When I want to go to the mosque, my wife is afraid and wants me not to leave the house because of her fear. What should I do? Is the prayer valid at home or not? Please inform us, may Allah reward you.
Answer: There is no doubt that whoever hears the call to prayer must go to the mosque and pray with the Muslims in congregation; because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to the blind man who came to ask his permission to pray in his home due to the hardship he found in going to the mosque,The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: ،And he said, may the prayers and peace of Allah be upon him: Sunan ad-Daraqutni 3:592
, and this is reported as stopping at 'Ali ibn Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him), and it is reported as traced to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and it indicates that the neighbor of the mosque must pray in the mosque.
The neighbor of the mosque, as they mentioned, is one who is between forty houses and the mosque,Meaning: The neighborhood extends to forty houses around the mosque.
And the criterion in this is: Hearing the call to prayer. So if you hear the usual call without a loudspeaker, you must pray in the mosque and respond to the caller, unless there is a valid religious excuse preventing that, such as illness, for example, or what you mentioned about your wife being afraid and feeling uneasy if you go to the mosque for prayer at night. This is a valid religious excuse that permits you to pray at home.
Question: I am a man living in a rural area, and I am married with children. There is about fifty meters between me and my neighbor, and I can hear the adhan. When I want to go to the mosque, my wife is afraid and wants me not to leave the house because of her fear. What should I do? Is the prayer valid at home or not? Please inform us, may Allah reward you.
Answer: There is no doubt that whoever hears the call to prayer must go to the mosque and pray with the Muslims in congregation; because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to the blind man who came to ask his permission to pray in his home due to the hardship he found in going to the mosque,The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him:
Do you hear the call? He said: Yes. He said: Then respond, for I find no dispensation for you.
هل تسمع النداء؟ قال: نعم، قال: فأجب، فإني لا أجد لك رخصةThere is no prayer for the neighbor of the mosque
لا صلاة لجار المسجدExcept in the mosque
إلا في المسجدThe neighbor of the mosque, as they mentioned, is one who is between forty houses and the mosque,Meaning: The neighborhood extends to forty houses around the mosque.
And the criterion in this is: Hearing the call to prayer. So if you hear the usual call without a loudspeaker, you must pray in the mosque and respond to the caller, unless there is a valid religious excuse preventing that, such as illness, for example, or what you mentioned about your wife being afraid and feeling uneasy if you go to the mosque for prayer at night. This is a valid religious excuse that permits you to pray at home.