Is the bridegroom permitted to miss the mosque or be late for it?

The questioner : Is the bridegroom obligated to attend the congregational prayer, and does he have a dispensation to attend or not attend it?

The Shaykh : If it were... this is an important question related to the topic... Yes, but I think he has heard of it before and prepared for the matter. It is not permissible to leave the prayer with the congregation, even in the prayer of fear. Among the jurists, there is a prayer called the prayer of fear. Let us call it today the prayer of war. When Muslims are fighting their enemies, the congregational prayer is not dropped. So beware, everyone, of the danger and greatness of the congregational prayer in the mosques. The congregational prayer is not dropped in the prayer of fear, meaning during war. Muslims, without a doubt, when they are fighting the disbelievers, are in one of two situations: either when the fighting is engaged, or when the war lays down its burdens, meaning a rest, for example, of two or three hours at night or during the day, depending on the combat conditions. If the Muslims are engaged with the disbelievers in combat, in the past they used swords, spears, and lances...