Ruling on leaving the congregational prayer in order to pray with a sick person
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Q: A. M. Z. from al-Bahah in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia says in his question: If I visit a sick person who is unable to pray in the mosque at his home, and the time for prayer arrives while I am with him, and he asks me to pray with him in congregation and not go to the mosque to pray, is that permissible for me? I ask for your guidance.
A: It is obligatory for you to pray with the congregation; because of the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):Sunan Ibn Majah 793Sahih (Darussalam).
And Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him and his father) was asked about the excuse, so he said: “Fear or illness.”
As for the sick person, he is excused from praying in his home, and he has the reward of the congregation due to the excuse, because of the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):Sahih al-Bukhari 2996 narrated by al-Bukhari in his Sahih. And success is from Allah.
A: It is obligatory for you to pray with the congregation; because of the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
Whoever hears the call and does not come, his prayer is not valid, except for those who have an excuse.
من سمع النداء فلم يأته فلا صلاة له إلا من عذرAnd Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him and his father) was asked about the excuse, so he said: “Fear or illness.”
As for the sick person, he is excused from praying in his home, and he has the reward of the congregation due to the excuse, because of the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
When a slave falls ill or travels, then he will get reward similar to that he gets for good deeds practiced at home when in good health.
إذا مرض العبد أو سافر كتب له مثل ما كان يعمل مقيما صحيحًا
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binbaz.org.sa
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