Is the prayer of two people a congregational prayer? And is it true that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to the Companions: Pray in congregation, even if it is only two people?
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The questioner : The first question: Is the prayer of two people a congregational prayer? And is it true that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to the Companions: Pray in congregation, so do not pray as just two people?
The Shaykh : The correct view is thatSunan ad-Daraqutni 3:180, and although the hadith that came with this wording: Sunan Ibn Majah 972Da’if (Darussalam) is not authentic in its chain of narration, it is correct in meaning. It has come in "Sahih al-Bukhari" that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said to Malik ibn Nasir ... - or to someone else - who had a companion with him: , so a hadith like this indicates the meaning of that hadith whose chain of narration is weak; Sunan Ibn Majah 972Da’if (Darussalam), and in the language, the minimum for a congregation is two or more. And although the well-known view is ... but - also - two is [considered a congregation] as in the hadith ... , and the more the number of the congregation increases, the better and more blessed the reward of the congregation becomes.
Other than that?
The Shaykh : The correct view is that
Two or more constitute a congregation
الاثنان فما فوقهما جماعةTwo or more people are a congregation.
اثنان فما فوقهما جماعةIf you two travel, then call the adhan, and let the older of you in age lead the prayer
إذا سافرتُما فأذِّنا ، وليؤمَّكما أكبركما سنًّاTwo or more people are a congregation.
اثنان فما فوقهما جماعةAnd those above them constitute a congregation
فما فوقهم جماعةOther than that?
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