Many people complain about a lack of khushu' in prayer, so with the many distractions, they become preoccupied and neglect the prayer in the mosque. Is this an excuse?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you, Shaykh... Many Muslims now, Shaykh, when they enter the prayer...
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : ...Muslims, Shaykh, lack of khushu' in the prayer
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : Many
The Shaykh : Many
The questioner : And now as well, meaning... their young children not coming to the mosque...
The Shaykh: How?
The questioner : ...meaning some people...
The Shaykh : Their children, meaning, are at home
The questioner : ...the mosque, and some of them establish the prayer... so would it be...
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : be...?
The Shaykh : As for the matter of khushu', this is something we complain to Allah (Mighty and Majestic) about; we all complain of it, except whom Allah wills. As for the mind being preoccupied with the family, if the family is in a safe place and there is no fear for them, why would one be preoccupied?
The questioner : It is not just preoccupation of the mind, Shaykh, there are things... the time of the prayer, sometimes his son comes and calls him quickly... from the mosque...
The Shaykh : Like what?
The questioner : Necessary things
The Shaykh : What is necessary? He should bring it to the house before that.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : The matter of something that occurs has its ruling; the occurring thing has its ruling. One is excused from leaving the congregation if this affects his family, meaning medicine or something important, yes.
The student: The question after this
The Shaykh : No question
The reader: The chapter on the adhan, Shaykh
The Shaykh : Yes
The reader: Chapter 13, the adhan before Fajr
The Shaykh : Yes, that is right.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : ...Muslims, Shaykh, lack of khushu' in the prayer
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : Many
The Shaykh : Many
The questioner : And now as well, meaning... their young children not coming to the mosque...
The Shaykh: How?
The questioner : ...meaning some people...
The Shaykh : Their children, meaning, are at home
The questioner : ...the mosque, and some of them establish the prayer... so would it be...
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : be...?
The Shaykh : As for the matter of khushu', this is something we complain to Allah (Mighty and Majestic) about; we all complain of it, except whom Allah wills. As for the mind being preoccupied with the family, if the family is in a safe place and there is no fear for them, why would one be preoccupied?
The questioner : It is not just preoccupation of the mind, Shaykh, there are things... the time of the prayer, sometimes his son comes and calls him quickly... from the mosque...
The Shaykh : Like what?
The questioner : Necessary things
The Shaykh : What is necessary? He should bring it to the house before that.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : The matter of something that occurs has its ruling; the occurring thing has its ruling. One is excused from leaving the congregation if this affects his family, meaning medicine or something important, yes.
The student: The question after this
The Shaykh : No question
The reader: The chapter on the adhan, Shaykh
The Shaykh : Yes
The reader: Chapter 13, the adhan before Fajr
The Shaykh : Yes, that is right.