The virtue of congregational prayer, even if it is in the home
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Two men are partners in a farm, and they have a small mosque. One of them fell ill and could not go to the mosque. Should the other go and pray alone in the mosque, or should he pray with his partner in his home?
Does anyone come to the mosque?The questioner: No.
The mosque is small, for them only.
The Shaykh: And there are no passersby who pass by the mosque?The questioner: No.
They are on a farm far from the paved road.
The Shaykh: So: he should come with his partner and pray with him in congregation in his home; that is better than him praying alone in the mosque.
Does anyone come to the mosque?The questioner: No.
The mosque is small, for them only.
The Shaykh: And there are no passersby who pass by the mosque?The questioner: No.
They are on a farm far from the paved road.
The Shaykh: So: he should come with his partner and pray with him in congregation in his home; that is better than him praying alone in the mosque.