Chapter on the dislike of leaving the mosque after the adhan, except for a valid excuse, until one has prayed the obligatory prayer.
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The reader: Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions:
He said -may Allah have mercy on him-: "Chapter on the dislike of leaving the mosque after the adhan, except for a valid excuse, until one has prayed the obligatory prayer:
Abu al-Sha'tha reported:Riyad as-Salihin 1785 Muslim narrated it".
The Shaykh : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful:
The author said -may Allah have mercy on him-: "Chapter on the dislike of leaving the mosque after the adhan until one has performed the obligatory prayer": This is because when the mu'adhdhin calls the adhan, he says to the people "Hayya 'ala al-salah," meaning "come to it." Leaving the mosque after that is a sin, for he is told to come forward, yet he turns away.
Then he mentioned the hadith of Abu al-Sha'tha:Riyad as-Salihin 1785: He followed him with his gaze to see if he was walking to another part of the mosque or what he intended. When he left, it became clear to him that he intended to leave the mosque. He said: Jami` at-Tirmidhi 204Sahih (Darussalam): By this, he meant the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).
And when the Companion said:Jami` at-Tirmidhi 204Sahih (Darussalam): it is considered marfu' (traced to the Prophet), meaning it is as if he said: "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibited that." The scholars used this hadith as evidence that it is forbidden to leave the mosque after the adhan for one who is obligated to pray, except for a valid excuse. Among the valid excuses is being in need of urination, or being in need of defecation, or having trapped wind that requires breaking the wudu, or being afflicted with an illness that requires him to leave, or being the imam in another mosque, or the mu'adhdhin in another mosque.
As for leaving this mosque to pray in another mosque, there is hesitation regarding this. One might say that the hadith is general, while another might say that the hadith is about one who leaves so as not to pray with the congregation. As for one who leaves a mosque to pray in another, he has not fled from the congregational prayer, but rather he intends to pray in another mosque. In any case, he should not leave, even if he intends to pray in another mosque, except for a legitimate religious reason, such as there being a funeral in the second mosque that he wants to pray for, or the second mosque having better recitation than the mosque he is in, or similar legitimate religious reasons. In this case, we say there is no harm in leaving. And success is from Allah.
He said -may Allah have mercy on him-: "Chapter on the dislike of leaving the mosque after the adhan, except for a valid excuse, until one has prayed the obligatory prayer:
Abu al-Sha'tha reported:
We were sitting with Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) in the mosque when the Mu'adhdhin proclaimed the Adhan. A man stood up in the mosque and started walking out. Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) stared at him till he went out of the mosque. Upon this Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: Indeed, this man has disobeyed Abul-Qasim (ﷺ).
كنا قعودا مع أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه في المسجد، فأذن المؤذن، فقام رجل من المسجد يمشي، فأتبعه أبو هريرة بصره حتى خرج من المسجد، فقال أبو هريرة : أما هذا فقد عصى أبا القاسم صلى الله عليه وسلمThe Shaykh : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful:
The author said -may Allah have mercy on him-: "Chapter on the dislike of leaving the mosque after the adhan until one has performed the obligatory prayer": This is because when the mu'adhdhin calls the adhan, he says to the people "Hayya 'ala al-salah," meaning "come to it." Leaving the mosque after that is a sin, for he is told to come forward, yet he turns away.
Then he mentioned the hadith of Abu al-Sha'tha:
We were sitting with Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) in the mosque when the Mu'adhdhin proclaimed the Adhan. A man stood up in the mosque and started walking out. Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) stared at him till he went out of the mosque. Upon this Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: Indeed, this man has disobeyed Abul-Qasim (ﷺ).
أنهم كانوا قعوداً مع أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه ، فقام رجل يمشي ، فأتبعه أبو هريرة بصره ، حتى إذا خرج من المسجد قال : أما هذا فقد عصى أبا القاسم صلى الله عليه وسلمAs for this person, he has indeed disobeyed Abul Qasim.
أما هذا فقد عصى أبا القاسمAnd when the Companion said:
he has indeed disobeyed Abul Qasim
فقد عصى أبا القاسمAs for leaving this mosque to pray in another mosque, there is hesitation regarding this. One might say that the hadith is general, while another might say that the hadith is about one who leaves so as not to pray with the congregation. As for one who leaves a mosque to pray in another, he has not fled from the congregational prayer, but rather he intends to pray in another mosque. In any case, he should not leave, even if he intends to pray in another mosque, except for a legitimate religious reason, such as there being a funeral in the second mosque that he wants to pray for, or the second mosque having better recitation than the mosque he is in, or similar legitimate religious reasons. In this case, we say there is no harm in leaving. And success is from Allah.