My father does not pray with the congregation, so how can I make him keep up with the congregational prayer?
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The questioner : And this is another questioner who says: Peace be upon you, and Allah’s mercy and blessings.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and Allah's mercy and blessings.
The questioner : He says in the question: I want you, O honorable Shaykh, to give me an immediate solution for my father so that I can make him pray with the congregation in the mosque, since he does not pray with the congregation under any circumstances.
The Shaykh : Yes, the questioner, may Allah reward him with good, asked me for an immediate solution! And I am not one who says to a thing, “Be,” and it becomes so; this is in the hands of Allah (Mighty and Majestic).
The solution to the father’s problem is the same as the answer to the previous question: that you invite him in the best manner. Of course, the father will imagine that if his son invites him, and he responds to his son, that this is a form of condescension, and he will belittle himself if he responds to his son. But this is from the dictation of Shaytan and the inspiration of Shaytan.
It is obligatory for the father to respond to the truth, whether his son invites him or someone else. However, if you see that your invitation to your father has no effect, it is possible to ask a person whom your father holds in high esteem and respects to advise your father. Perhaps Allah (Mighty and Majestic) will open the heart of your father through this advising man whom your father holds in high esteem and respects.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and Allah's mercy and blessings.
The questioner : He says in the question: I want you, O honorable Shaykh, to give me an immediate solution for my father so that I can make him pray with the congregation in the mosque, since he does not pray with the congregation under any circumstances.
The Shaykh : Yes, the questioner, may Allah reward him with good, asked me for an immediate solution! And I am not one who says to a thing, “Be,” and it becomes so; this is in the hands of Allah (Mighty and Majestic).
The solution to the father’s problem is the same as the answer to the previous question: that you invite him in the best manner. Of course, the father will imagine that if his son invites him, and he responds to his son, that this is a form of condescension, and he will belittle himself if he responds to his son. But this is from the dictation of Shaytan and the inspiration of Shaytan.
It is obligatory for the father to respond to the truth, whether his son invites him or someone else. However, if you see that your invitation to your father has no effect, it is possible to ask a person whom your father holds in high esteem and respects to advise your father. Perhaps Allah (Mighty and Majestic) will open the heart of your father through this advising man whom your father holds in high esteem and respects.