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Praying in the Masjid

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khalid

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Date Posted: 08:54:44 01/02/03 Thu
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Asalama Aleikum

Is it compulsory for a male to perform his salah in the masjid or does this only apply when he hears the athan.

Jazakallah

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[> Subject: Re: Praying in the Masjid

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Laila Nasheeba
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Date Posted: 09:05:20 01/02/03 Thu
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As Salaamu Alaikoum,

It is OBLIGATORY for men to pray all 5 of the fard salats in the Masjid unless he has a valid excuse whether he has heard the athan or not.

'Abdullah ibn Mas'ud says: "If anyone would like to meet Allah tomorrow as a Muslim, he should persevere in abserving these five prayers whenever the call for them is made, for Allah has chosen for your Prophet the way of right guidance. And the [five prayers in congregation] are part of this right guidance. If you were to pray them in your houses, as this man who stays behind in his house, you would be leaving a sunnah of your Prophet. If you leave the sunnah of your Prophet, you would go astray. Verily, I have seen a time when no one stayed away from them [the congregational prayers] except for the hypocrites who were well known for their hypocrisy. A man would be brought, supported by two people [due to his weakness] until he was placed in a row." [This is related by Muslim.]

Abu Hurairah also reports that the Prophet sallallahu alehi wasallam said: "By Him in whose hand is my soul! I have considered ordering a fire to be kindled and then ask someone to lead the people in salah. And then go to the men [who did not attend the prayer] and burn their houses over them." [This is related by al-Bukhari and Muslim.]

AND ALLAH KNOWS BEST

Laila Nasheeba