The ruling on leaving the prayer with the congregation
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Question:
The second question. The second question is about a man who prays all the obligatory prayers, but he does not pray them in congregation? Okay, thank you. A man who prays all the obligatory prayers, but he prays them in his house.
Answer:
This is abandoning a great obligation, which is the congregational prayer. So he has performed the prayer, but he has left an obligation, which is praying it in congregation. If he has an excuse, there is no harm. But if he has no excuse, it is not permissible for him to do this, and he is sinful. This is based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)Sunan Ibn Majah 793Sahih (Darussalam)
So the Muslim prays with the congregation. And why were the mosques built, and why was the adhan and the call to prayer legislated for them, except so that they would be prayed in congregation? Just as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to pray them with his Companions, and he would check on them, saying, "Do I see so-and-so? Do I see so-and-so?" And he saidSunan Ibn Majah 797Sahih (Darussalam). And he said, "I was about to order the prayer to be established, and then I would go to men who do not attend the prayer and burn their houses over them with fire." This indicates the obligation of the congregational prayer. And Abdullah ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "Indeed, Allah has legislated for your Prophet the sunnahs of guidance, and they—meaning the five prayers—are among the sunnahs of guidance. If you were to pray in your houses as this laggard prays in his house, you would have gone astray." Sunan Ibn Majah 777Hasan (Darussalam), Sahih Muslim 654b, so the Muslim should maintain the congregational prayer and not be negligent regarding it. Yes.
The second question. The second question is about a man who prays all the obligatory prayers, but he does not pray them in congregation? Okay, thank you. A man who prays all the obligatory prayers, but he prays them in his house.
Answer:
This is abandoning a great obligation, which is the congregational prayer. So he has performed the prayer, but he has left an obligation, which is praying it in congregation. If he has an excuse, there is no harm. But if he has no excuse, it is not permissible for him to do this, and he is sinful. This is based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
Whoever hears the call and does not come, his prayer is not valid, except for those who have an excuse.
من سمع النداء فلم يأته فلا صلاة له إلا من عذر قيل وما العذر؟ قال خوف أو مرض.So the Muslim prays with the congregation. And why were the mosques built, and why was the adhan and the call to prayer legislated for them, except so that they would be prayed in congregation? Just as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to pray them with his Companions, and he would check on them, saying, "Do I see so-and-so? Do I see so-and-so?" And he said
The most burdensome prayers for the hypocrites are the 'Isha' prayer and the Fajr prayer. If only they knew what (reward) there is in them, they would come to them even if they had to crawl.
أثقل الصلوات على المنافقين صلاة العشاء وصلاة الفجر، ولو يعلمون ما فيهما لأتوهما ولو حبواyou will have abandoned the Sunnah of your Prophet, and if you abandon the Sunnah of your Prophet you will go astray. I remember when no one stayed behind from the prayer except a hypocrite who was known for his hypocrisy.
لَتَرَكْتُمْ سُنَّةَ نَبِيِّكُمْ وَلَوْ تَرَكْتُمْ سُنَّةَ نَبِيِّكُمْ لَضَلَلْتُمْ وَلَقَدْ رَأَيْتُنَا وَمَا يَتَخَلَّفُ عَنْهَا إِلاَّ مُنَافِقٌ مَعْلُومُ النِّفَاقِwhereas a man would be brought swaying (due to weakness) between two men till he was set up in a row.
ولقد كان الرجل يؤتى به يهادى بين الرجلين حتى يقام في الصف
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 1647 - حكم ترك الصلاة مع الجماعة - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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