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Making Jamaat at home

· 1 Rabiʻ II 1434 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

If the men of a household pray their salaah in their own house with jamaat, is this wrong? I understand they wouldn't get the reward of going to the masjid, but if they make a habit of praying their prayer at home with jamaat, is this a sin?

Answer

This is not right. Rasulullah (sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) wanted to burn the houses of those people who did not attend the musjid congregational namaaz. Attending the jamaat in the musjid is very much emphasized. Some ulama are of the opinion that it is wajib. If you are living at a distance more than 1 kilometer from the musjid where the azaan is not audible without the use of a microphone then performing the namaaz in congregation in such a place will be in order. It is no longer emphasized for such a person to attend the musjid jamaat.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

عن أبى هريرة قال قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم لقد هممت أن آمر بالصلاة فتقام ثم آمر رجلا فيصلى بالناس ثم أنطلق معى برجال معهم حزم من حطب إلى قوم لا يشهدون الصلاة فأحرق عليهم بيوتهم بالنار (سنن أبي داود رقم 548)

عن ابن عباس قال قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم من سمع المنادى فلم يمنعه من اتباعه عذر قالوا وما العذر قال خوف أو مرض لم تقبل منه الصلاة التى صلى (سنن أبي داود رقم 551)

عن أسامة بن زيد قال قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم لينتهين رجال عن ترك الجماعة أو لأحرقن بيوتهم (سنن ابن ماجة رقم 795)

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Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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