Ruling on establishing another congregation in the mosque after the congregation of the worshippers has ended
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Q: Some people said: It is not permissible to establish another congregation in the mosque after the congregation of the worshippers has ended. Is there a basis for this? And what is the correct view?
A: This statement is not correct, and as far as I know, it has no basis in the pure Shari'ah. Rather, the correct Sunnah indicates the opposite. It is his saying (peace and blessings be upon him):Sahih Muslim 650a and his saying (peace and blessings be upon him): Sunan Abi Dawud 554Hasan (Al-Albani) and his saying (peace and blessings be upon him) when he saw a man enter the mosque after the people had prayed: Sahih Ibn Hibban 10:694.
However, it is not permissible for a Muslim to delay the congregational prayer. Rather, it is obligatory for him to hasten when he hears the call to prayer. And success is from Allah.
A: This statement is not correct, and as far as I know, it has no basis in the pure Shari'ah. Rather, the correct Sunnah indicates the opposite. It is his saying (peace and blessings be upon him):
Prayer said in a congregation is twenty-seven degrees more excellent than prayer said by a single person.
صلاة الجماعة أفضل من صلاة الفذ بسبع وعشرين درجةA man's prayer said along with another is purer than his prayer said alone
صلاة الرجل مع الرجل أزكي من صلاته وحدهWho will give charity to this man and pray with him
من يتصدق على هذا فيصلي معهHowever, it is not permissible for a Muslim to delay the congregational prayer. Rather, it is obligatory for him to hasten when he hears the call to prayer. And success is from Allah.
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