The ruling on one who does not pray in the mosque except on Friday
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Question:
She has a somewhat lengthy question, Your Eminence. The summary of this question is that her father does not pray except at home, except on Friday. What is your guidance?
Answer:
This is not permissible. It is obligatory for the one who has reached the age of accountability to pray in the mosque with the Muslims. It is not permissible for a man who has reached the age of accountability to pray at home, nor for a boy who has reached ten years of age. Rather, he should pray with the people, and if he is late, he should be struck. This is based on his (peace and blessings be upon him) saying in the authentic hadith:Bulugh al-Maram 2:308. It was asked of Ibn Abbas: What is the excuse? He said: Fear or illness. And since it is established in Sahih Muslim that a blind man asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), saying: O Messenger of Allah! I have no guide to lead me to the mosque. Do I have a dispensation to pray in my house? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: Sahih Muslim 653. He said: Yes. He said: . This blind man has no guide, and yet the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) says to him: . In the other narration, he says: Sunan Abi Dawud 552Hasan Sahih (Al-Albani).
Therefore, it is obligatory for every Muslim who has reached the age of accountability to fear Allah and to pray with the congregation in the mosques. It is not permissible for him to pray in his house, because this contradicts the command and resembles the hypocrites. So one must be cautious of that. Yes.
She has a somewhat lengthy question, Your Eminence. The summary of this question is that her father does not pray except at home, except on Friday. What is your guidance?
Answer:
This is not permissible. It is obligatory for the one who has reached the age of accountability to pray in the mosque with the Muslims. It is not permissible for a man who has reached the age of accountability to pray at home, nor for a boy who has reached ten years of age. Rather, he should pray with the people, and if he is late, he should be struck. This is based on his (peace and blessings be upon him) saying in the authentic hadith:
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 بالصلاة؟Then respond.
فأجبRespond
أجبI do not find any permission for you.
لا أجد لك رخصةTherefore, it is obligatory for every Muslim who has reached the age of accountability to fear Allah and to pray with the congregation in the mosques. It is not permissible for him to pray in his house, because this contradicts the command and resembles the hypocrites. So one must be cautious of that. Yes.
Source
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