126: The one who abandons the congregational prayer in the mosque is an innovator

Whoever abandons the Jumu’ah or congregational prayer in the mosque, without an excuse, is an innovator [1]. An excuse may be illness, due to which a person is unable to go out to the mosque, or fear of an oppressive ruler and what is besides that is not an excuse.

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NOTES

[1] Congregational payer in the mosque is an obligation upon the sane, adult males who are able to attend. This is the most correct saying of the scholars.

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