10 Valid Excuses for Men to Miss the Jama'ah in the Masjid

10 Valid Excuses for Men to Miss the Jama'ah in the Masjid
By Ibn Hibban (may Allah have mercy on him)

1. A sickness which prevents the person from attending

Anas said last look at their view of the Messenger of Allah - peace be upon him - the curtain and reveal the people behind the ranks of Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him so he wanted Abu Bakr, the boomerang he gestured to them to stay put and threw Alsajaf and died from that day on Monday
It was narrated that Anas said: "The last time I saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), he drew the curtain when the people were in rows behind Abu Bakr, May Allah be pleased with him. Abu Bakr wanted to step back, but he gestured to them to stay as they were, and let the curtain drop. He died at the end of that day, and that day was Monday. "[An-Nias'I 1832]

2. A meal is ready

The Messenger of Allah - peace be upon him - «If you attended the dinner, held prayer, start dinner.
The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "If dinner is ready and the Iqamah for prayer is said, then start with dinner first. "[An-Nisa'I 854]

3. Forgetfulness or sleep

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"We were with the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) when some of the people said: why do you not stop us to rest a while, O Messenger of Allah? He said: "I am afraid that you will sleep and miss the prayer." Bilal said: I will wake you up. "So they laid down and slept, and Bilal leaned back on his mount. Then the Messenger of Allah woke up when the sun had already started to rise and he said "" O Bilal, what about what you told us? "He said:" I have never slept like that before. "... [An-Nisa'I 847]

4. A person is obese and can't attend

Anas bin Sirin said: I heard Anas says a man from the Ansar said, I can not pray with you. It was a huge man, he made of the Prophet - peace be upon him - food, invited him to his home, held out his rug and sprinkle party mats, peace be upon him rak'ahs
Narrated Anas bin Sireen: I heard Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) saying, "A man from the Ansar said to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)," I cannot offer As-Salat with you (in congregation) . "He was a very fat man and he prepared a meal for the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and invited him to his house. He spread out a mat for the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and washed one of its sides with water, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) offered two Rak'a prayers on it ... "[Bukhari 670 ]

5. A person has to answer the call to nature

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Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said, The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "None of you should pray while suppressing the call of nature. "[Ibn Hibban 2107]

6. A person fears for his wellbeing or property on the road to the masjid

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Came to the Messenger of Allah - peace be upon him - said, «Where do you like to pray for you». Referred to the place of the house and prayed the Messenger of Allah - peace be upon him

It was narrated from Mahmoud bin Ar-Rabi 'that Itban bin Malik used to lead his people in prayer, and he was blind. He said to the messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): Sometimes it is dark or rainy or there is a flood, and I am a blind man; O Messenger of Allah, (come and) pray on a place in my house, so I can take it as a prayer place. "He said: Where would you like me to pray for you?" He showed him a place in his house, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed there. "[An-Nisa '789]

7. The temperature is extremely cold

Ibn Umar: that he had found one night very cold so angry with him separated from the parcel and said: "I saw the Messenger of Allah may Allah bless him and grant him peace, if such people were commanded to pray in their own space
Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: One night he found it was very cold, so he allowed the people who were with him to pray in their homes. Ibn Umar said, "I saw the Messenger do the same thing when the weather conditions were like this. He ordered the people to pray in their homes. "[Ibn Hibban 2076]

8. Rain

From Nafi that Ibn Umar authorized to pray in the night with cold and wind, he said "Pray where the Messenger of Allah - peace be upon him - was ordered if the muezzin was a cold night with rain says not arrived at the backpacker.
Nafi 'narrated that Ibn Umar gave the call to prayer on a cold and windy night, and he said: "Pray where you are, for the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to order the Mu'adhdhin, if it was a cold and rainy night to say: Pray in your homes. "[An-Nisa'I 655]

9. Other reasons of fear, which frightens the person to attend the salah

Amr ibn Aws says a man told us that he heard the crier educate the Prophet - peace be upon him - I mean, on the night of rain in the district, says travel to prayer, come to the farmer arrived in Rahalkm.
Amr bin Aws said: "A man of Thaqif told us that he heard the caller of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) on a rainy night during a journey saying: Hayya 'ala as-salah, Hayya ala al- falah, sallu fi rihalikum (come to prayer, come to success, pray in your dwellings. "[An-Nisa'I 654]

10. Eating garlic and onions

Said, «eat of this tree does not bring us closer to even go fragrance»
The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Whoever eats from these plants mustn't come to the masjid until its smell is gone. [Abu Dawud 3828]
Taken from Ibn Hibban's Saheeh with the checking from Shuaib Ar-naut 5 / 417-439]

Translated by Abu Aaliyah Abdullah ibn Dwight Battle
Doha, Qatar 1/23/1432