The ruling on praying in congregation with one's children and family at home
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This is a message received by the program from the brother listener: Sharif Khalifa Ahmad, a Sudanese resident of Riyadh. The message contains several questions. In his first question, he says: Is it possible for me to pray in congregation with my children and also with my wife? Please inform us; may Allah reward you.
Answer: Yes, there is nothing wrong with praying in congregation with your children and your wife in voluntary prayers, such as the night prayer at times, or the Duha prayer at times, not as a regular habit but occasionally, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did in the house of Anas, where he prayed with Anas and the orphan behind him and Umm Sulaym behind them, and he prayed the Duha prayer in congregation in the house of 'Utbah when he visited him (peace and blessings be upon him). There is nothing wrong with this. Likewise, if the obligatory prayer is missed... if you missed the obligatory prayer in the mosque because you were prevented from it by illness or otherwise, and you returned home, there is nothing wrong with praying in congregation with your children and your family. However, it is not permissible for you to delay joining the congregation; it is not permissible for you to delay joining the congregation. Rather, it is obligatory for you and your children, it is obligatory for all of you, to go out to the mosques and pray with the people, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):Bulugh al-Maram 2:308.
It is established in the two Sahihs that he (peace and blessings be upon him) intended to burn down the houses of those who lagged behind in the congregational prayer, and it was narrated from him (peace be upon him) that he said:Mishkat al-Masabih 1073 This indicates that their lagging behind is a prohibited matter, and that they deserve to have their houses burned down because of their lagging behind in this obligatory duty. A blind man came to him (peace and blessings be upon him) and said to him: In another wording, he said to him: Sunan Abi Dawud 552Hasan Sahih (Al-Albani) If even a blind man, who has no guide suitable for him, has no dispensation, how much more so is the case for others.
The point is that it is obligatory for every Muslim to pray in the mosques with the people, he and his children and those under his care, such as orphans or servants, who pray in the mosques with the Muslims, and it is not permissible for him to pray in his house. But if he is prevented from this by illness... a sick man who prays with his wife, there is nothing wrong with it, or with his young children for whom congregation is not obligatory, there is nothing wrong with it, or sick people who pray with him in congregation, there is nothing wrong with it. As for the strong, they are obligated to pray in the mosques, and they may not lag behind except for a valid religious excuse, such as illness. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you.
Answer: Yes, there is nothing wrong with praying in congregation with your children and your wife in voluntary prayers, such as the night prayer at times, or the Duha prayer at times, not as a regular habit but occasionally, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did in the house of Anas, where he prayed with Anas and the orphan behind him and Umm Sulaym behind them, and he prayed the Duha prayer in congregation in the house of 'Utbah when he visited him (peace and blessings be upon him). There is nothing wrong with this. Likewise, if the obligatory prayer is missed... if you missed the obligatory prayer in the mosque because you were prevented from it by illness or otherwise, and you returned home, there is nothing wrong with praying in congregation with your children and your family. However, it is not permissible for you to delay joining the congregation; it is not permissible for you to delay joining the congregation. Rather, it is obligatory for you and your children, it is obligatory for all of you, to go out to the mosques and pray with the people, 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 عذرIt is established in the two Sahihs that he (peace and blessings be upon him) intended to burn down the houses of those who lagged behind in the congregational prayer, and it was narrated from him (peace be upon him) that he said:
Were it not for the women and children who are in the houses
لولا ما في البيوت من النساء والذرية لحرقتها عليهمO Messenger of Allah, I have no guide suitable for me to the mosque, so do I have a dispensation to pray in my house? He said to him (peace and blessings be upon him): Do you hear the call to prayer? He said: Yes. He said: Then respond.
يا رسول الله، إنه ليس لي قائد يلائمني إلى المسجد، فهل لي من رخصة أن أصلي في بيتي؟ فقال له عليه الصلاة والسلام: هل تسمع النداء بالصلاة؟ قال: نعم، قال: فأجبI do not find any permission for you.
لا أجد لك رخصةThe point is that it is obligatory for every Muslim to pray in the mosques with the people, he and his children and those under his care, such as orphans or servants, who pray in the mosques with the Muslims, and it is not permissible for him to pray in his house. But if he is prevented from this by illness... a sick man who prays with his wife, there is nothing wrong with it, or with his young children for whom congregation is not obligatory, there is nothing wrong with it, or sick people who pray with him in congregation, there is nothing wrong with it. As for the strong, they are obligated to pray in the mosques, and they may not lag behind except for a valid religious excuse, such as illness. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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