بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
Praying Salah in Jamaa'ah in other than the Masjid
Question:
A group of people live together in one place, so is it permissible for
them to pray in congregation in that house or are they compelled to go
to the Masjid?
Answer:
"That which is obligatory upon this group who live in a house is that
they pray in the Mosques, for everyone who has a mosque around him it is
compulsory upon him to pray in the Mosque and it is not permissible for
anyone (except the sick, women, small children etc..) or for any group
that they pray in a house and the Mosque is close to the them.
But however, if the Mosque is far from them and they do not hear the
call (to prayer), then there is no blame upon them if they pray in
congregation in a house.
And some people have been lenient in this issue based upon the statement
of some scholars - may Allah have mercy upon them - that the intent
behind the congregation prayer is that the people come together for the
prayer even if it is in other than the Mosque, so if the people prayed
together even in their houses then verily they have carried out the
task..
But the correct (stance) is that it is a must that the congregation
prayers are to performed in the Mosques because of the statement of the
Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him:
{{Verily, I have intended to command for the Prayer
so it may be established, then order a man to lead the people in
prayer, then depart with some men whlile with them are bundles of wood
to a people who do not attend the prayer (in the Mosque) and then burn
their houses upon them with fire.}}
Despite the fact that these people (mentioned in the hadeeth) could have prayed in their homes.
So therefore, it is obligatory upon that group of people that they pray
in congregation in the Mosque except if they are far (from the Mosque)
whereas it becomes difficult upon them."
Al-Imaam Muhammad bin Saalih Al-Uthaymeen
Taken from:
Fataawa Arkaan Al-Islaam, Page 367-368
Translated by:
Abu Abdir-Rahman Younus bin Muhammad As-Somali
Footnotes:
1: Sahih Al-Bukhari (733), Sahih Muslim (651)1
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