Sunan Abi Dawud · Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat)
باب فِي التَّشْدِيدِ فِي تَرْكِ الْجَمَاعَةِ
Chapter: The Severity Of Not Attending The Congregational Prayer.
7 hadith · references 547–553
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Abu Dawud · 547مَا مِنْ ثَلَاثَةٍ فِي قَرْيَةٍ وَلَا بَدْوٍ لَا تُقَامُ فِيهِمُ الصَّلَاةُ إِلَّا قَدِ اسْتَحْوَذَ عَلَيْهِمُ الشَّيْطَانُ ، فَعَلَيْكَ بِالْجَمَاعَةِ ، فَإِنَّمَا يَأْكُلُ الذِّئْبُ الْقَاصِيَةَNarrated Abud Darda: I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: If there are three men in a village or in the desert among whom prayer is not offered (in congregation), the devil has got the mastery over them. So observe (pra5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 548لَقَدْ هَمَمْتُ أَنْ آمُرَ بِالصَّلَاةِ فَتُقَامَ ، ثُمَّ آمُرَ رَجُلًا فَيُصَلِّيَ بِالنَّاسِ ، ثُمَّ أَنْطَلِقَ مَعِي بِرِجَالٍ مَعَهُمْ حُزَمٌ مِنْ حَطَبٍ إِلَى قَوْمٍ لَا يَشْهَدُونَ الصَّلَاةَ ، فَأُحَرِّقَ عَلَيْهِAbu Hurairah reported the Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying; I thought to give orders for arranging prayer in congregation, and then to have the Iqamah called for it, then to order a man to lead the people in prayer, then t5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 549لَقَدْ هَمَمْتُ أَنْ آمُرَ فِتْيَتِي فَيَجْمَعُوا حُزَمًا مِنْ حَطَبٍ ، ثُمَّ آتِيَ قَوْمًا يُصَلُّونَ فِي بُيُوتِهِمْ لَيْسَتْ بِهِمْ عِلَّةٌ فَأُحَرِّقَهَا عَلَيْهِمْAbu Hurairah reported the Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying: I thought about giving orders to some youths for gathering a bundle of firewood, then going off to some people who their prayers in their homes without any excuse5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 550حَافِظُوا عَلَى هَؤُلَاءِ الصَّلَوَاتِ الْخَمْسِ حَيْثُ يُنَادَى بِهِنَّ ، فَإِنَّهُنَّ مِنْ سُنَنِ الْهُدَى ، وَإِنَّ اللَّهَ شَرَعَ لِنَبِيِّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ سُنَنَ الْهُدَى ، وَلَقَدْ رَأَيْتُنَا وAbdullah bin Masud said: Persevere in observing these five times of prayer where the announcement for them is made, because they are from the paths of right guidance. And Allah, the Might, the Majestic, has laid down for6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 551مَنْ سَمِعَ الْمُنَادِيَ فَلَمْ يَمْنَعْهُ مِنَ اتِّبَاعِهِ عُذْرٌ ، قَالُوا : وَمَا الْعُذْرُ ؟ قَالَ : خَوْفٌ أَوْ مَرَضٌ ، لَمْ تُقْبَلْ مِنْهُ الصَّلَاةُ الَّتِي صَلَّىNarrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: If anyone hears him who makes the call to prayer and is not prevented from joining the congregation by any excuse--he was asked what an excuse consisted of and replied that it was fear or ill7 narratorsAbu Dawud · 552يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، إِنِّي رَجُلٌ ضَرِيرُ الْبَصَرِ ، شَاسِعُ الدَّارِ ، وَلِي قَائِدٌ لَا يُلَائِمُنِي ، فَهَلْ لِي رُخْصَةٌ أَنْ أُصَلِّيَ فِي بَيْتِي ؟ قَالَ : هَلْ تَسْمَعُ النِّدَاءَ ؟ قَالَ : نَعَمْ ، قَالَ : لَاNarrated Amr ibn Zadah, Ibn Umm Maktum: Ibn Umm Maktum asked the Prophet ﷺ saying: Messenger of Allah, I am a blind man, my house is far away (from the mosque), and I have a guide who does not follow me. Is it possible t5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 553يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، إِنَّ الْمَدِينَةَ كَثِيرَةُ الْهَوَامِّ وَالسِّبَاعِ ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : أَتَسْمَعُ حَيَّ عَلَى الصَّلَاةِ ، حَيَّ عَلَى الْفَلَاحِ ، فَحَيَّ : هَلًاNarrated Ibn Umm Maktum: Messenger of Allah, there are many venomous creatures and wild beasts in Madina (so allow me to pray in my house because I am blind). The Prophet ﷺ said: Do you hear the call, "Come to prayer, " 6 narrators