The distance for which one is excused from attending the congregational prayer
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Question:
He says, “O His Eminence the Shaykh: I live about a twenty-minute walk from the mosque, and I do not hear the call to prayer except during quiet times, and that is through loudspeakers. He asks: Is my prayer at home not accepted, given that there is nothing to frighten me?”
Answer:
If a person is far from the mosque, to the point where he cannot hear the customary call to prayer, then it is not obligatory for him. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Bulugh al-Maram 2:308 And he said to the blind man: Sahih Muslim 653 He said: Yes. He said: So if one is in a distant place where he cannot hear the customary call to prayer except through loudspeakers, then it is not obligatory for him. However, if he seeks the reward, is patient, and goes to the mosque, that is better for him, and it carries great virtue.
The presenter: May Allah reward you.
He says, “O His Eminence the Shaykh: I live about a twenty-minute walk from the mosque, and I do not hear the call to prayer except during quiet times, and that is through loudspeakers. He asks: Is my prayer at home not accepted, given that there is nothing to frighten me?”
Answer:
If a person is far from the mosque, to the point where he cannot hear the customary call to prayer, then it is not obligatory for him. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
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 بالصلاةThen respond.
فأجبThe presenter: May Allah reward you.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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