What is the call that makes congregational prayer obligatory?
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
The Shaykh: Ah.
The questioner : It is about a kilometer away from the mosque!
The Shaykh : Yes, I do.
The questioner : Is he excused from attending congregational prayer?
The Shaykh : What did you say?
The questioner : It is a kilometer away.
The Shaykh : I understand, I understand, but what is he saying?
The questioner : He is saying: Am I excused from coming, or not?
The Shaykh : Is it?
The questioner : He is far away, about a kilometer from the mosque, and he is asking: Is he excused from congregational prayer, or not?
The Shaykh : Does he mean he wants to miss the congregation?
The questioner : Am I excused or not? I am a kilometer away from the mosque.
The Shaykh : Am I excused from what?
The questioner : From the prayer.
The Shaykh : In his home, I mean. Yes, if he hears the call, it is obligatory for him to attend. But the call is through the microphones, and the microphones carry the sound far. However, if it happens that the adhan is called without a microphone and he hears it, he must attend, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):Sunan Abi Dawud 552Hasan Sahih (Al-Albani).
The questioner : It is about a kilometer away from the mosque!
The Shaykh : Yes, I do.
The questioner : Is he excused from attending congregational prayer?
The Shaykh : What did you say?
The questioner : It is a kilometer away.
The Shaykh : I understand, I understand, but what is he saying?
The questioner : He is saying: Am I excused from coming, or not?
The Shaykh : Is it?
The questioner : He is far away, about a kilometer from the mosque, and he is asking: Is he excused from congregational prayer, or not?
The Shaykh : Does he mean he wants to miss the congregation?
The questioner : Am I excused or not? I am a kilometer away from the mosque.
The Shaykh : Am I excused from what?
The questioner : From the prayer.
The Shaykh : In his home, I mean. Yes, if he hears the call, it is obligatory for him to attend. But the call is through the microphones, and the microphones carry the sound far. However, if it happens that the adhan is called without a microphone and he hears it, he must attend, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):