The Ruling on a Man Praying at Home Without an Excuse
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Question:
What is the ruling on praying the obligatory prayer at home for a person who is aware of the virtue of congregational prayer, but prays at home frequently and rarely goes to the mosque?
Answer:
A man praying with his brothers in Allah in congregation in the houses of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) , which are the mosques, is obligatory for those who hear the call to prayer, provided they are able; based on the saying of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) : [al-Baqarah:43], and the meaning is: pray with those who are praying. And based on His saying, Exalted is He: [An-Nur 24:36] MEN, WHOM NEITHER TRADE NOR SALE DIVERTS FROM THE REMEMBRANCE OF ALLAH, THE ESTABLISHMENT OF PRAYER, AND THE PAYMENT OF ZAKAH. THEY FEAR A DAY WHEN HEARTS AND EYES WILL BE IN TURMOIL [al-Nur:36-37].
And based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):Bulugh al-Maram 2:308 It was said to Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him): What is the excuse? He said: "Fear or illness." And Muslim narrated in his Sahih that a blind man said: O Messenger of Allah, I have no guide to lead me to the mosque, so do I have a dispensation to pray in my house? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: ? He said: Yes. He said: . And Muslim also narrated in his Sahih from Abdullah ibn Mas'ud (may Allah have mercy on him) that he said: "Whoever loves to meet Allah tomorrow as a Muslim, let him guard these prayers where they are called for, for Allah has prescribed for your Prophet the sunnahs of guidance, and these are among the sunnahs of guidance. If you were to pray in your houses as this laggard prays in his house, you would abandon the sunnah of your Prophet, and if you abandoned the sunnah of your Prophet, you would go astray. And I have seen us, and none lagged behind them except a known hypocrite. And indeed, a man would be brought, supported between two men, until he was placed in the row." And there are many hadiths in this meaning.
My advice to every Muslim is to fear Allah, to guard the prayer in congregation, and to beware of imitating the hypocrites in lagging behind it.
May Allah guide me and all Muslims to that which brings Him pleasure and safety from the causes of His anger, for He is the All-Hearing, the Near.
What is the ruling on praying the obligatory prayer at home for a person who is aware of the virtue of congregational prayer, but prays at home frequently and rarely goes to the mosque?
Answer:
A man praying with his brothers in Allah in congregation in the houses of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) , which are the mosques, is obligatory for those who hear the call to prayer, provided they are able; based on the saying of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) :
And establish prayer and give zakah and bow with those who bow [in worship and obedience].
وَأَقِيمُوا الصَّلَاةَ وَآتُوا الزَّكَاةَ وَارْكَعُوا مَعَ الرَّاكِعِينَ[Such niches are] in mosques which Allah has ordered to be raised and that His name be mentioned therein; exalting Him within them in the morning and the evenings
فِي بُيُوتٍ أَذِنَ اللَّهُ أَنْ تُرْفَعَ وَيُذْكَرَ فِيهَا اسْمُهُ يُسَبِّحُ لَهُ فِيهَا بِالْغُدُوِّ وَالْآصَالِ And based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
Whoever hears the call for prayer and and does not come (to the mosque for prayer), his prayer will not be accepted from him, unless he has a (legitimate) excuse.
من سمع النداء فلم يأت، فلا صلاة له إلا من عذرDo you hear the call to prayer?
هل تسمع النداء للصلاةThen respond.
فأجبMy advice to every Muslim is to fear Allah, to guard the prayer in congregation, and to beware of imitating the hypocrites in lagging behind it.
May Allah guide me and all Muslims to that which brings Him pleasure and safety from the causes of His anger, for He is the All-Hearing, the Near.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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