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What is the authenticity of the hadith: “Every matter of importance,” and “There is no prayer for a neighbor of the mosque”?

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Question:
What is the authenticity of the hadith:
Every matter of importance that is not begun with praise of Allah is cut off.كل أمر ذي بال لا يبدأ فيه بحمد الله فهو أبتر
As-Sunan al-Kubra lil-Nasa'i 64:945
, and the hadith:
There is no prayer for a neighbor of the mosque except in the mosqueلا صلاة لجار المسجد إلا في المسجد
Sunan ad-Daraqutni 3:592
?

Answer:
The hadith:
Every important matterكل أمر ذي بال
Sunan Ibn Majah 1894Da'if (Darussalam)
has come through several chains, some of which are good (hasan), and there is no harm in some of them. They revolve around several chains, but taken together, the hadith is good (hasan). It indicates the prescription of beginning important matters with the name of Allah.
As for
There is no prayer for a neighbor of the mosque except in the mosqueلا صلاة لجار المسجد إلا في المسجد
Sunan ad-Daraqutni 3:592
, it is a report stopping at 'Ali in the well-known view. The correct wording in the authentic hadith is:
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 عذر
Bulugh al-Maram 2:308
. This is the hadith of the blind man who asked about praying in congregation, as he had no guide suitable for him. He asked: “Is there a dispensation for him to pray in his house?” The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him:
Respondأجب
. When he informed him that he could hear the call to prayer, he said:
Respondأجب
.
As for the hadith
There is no prayer for a neighbor of the mosque except in the mosqueلا صلاة لجار المسجد إلا في المسجد
Sunan ad-Daraqutni 3:592
, it is well-known, but the preserved version is that it is a report stopping at 'Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), and its meaning is correct.
Source binbaz.org.sa

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