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Sunan Abi Dawud 1447 (Book 8, Hadith 32) #21739
Praying at Home vs. Praying in the Mosque

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) advised people to pray in their homes instead of the mosque, except for obligatory prayers.

Zaid b. Thabit said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ built a chamber in the mosque. He used to come out at night and pray there. They (the people) also prayed along with him. They would come (to prayer) every night. If on any night the Messenger of Allah ﷺ did not come out, they would cough, raise their voices and throw pebbles and sand on his door. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came out to time in anger and said: O People, you kept on doing this till I thought that it will be prescribed for you. Offer your prayers in your houses, for a man's prayer is better in his house except obligatory prayer.
حَدَّثَنَا هَارُونُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْبَزَّازُ، حَدَّثَنَا مَكِّيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي هِنْدٍ - عَنْ أَبِي النَّضْرِ، عَنْ بُسْرِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ احْتَجَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ حُجْرَةً فَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَخْرُجُ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَيُصَلِّي فِيهَا قَالَ فَصَلَّوْا مَعَهُ بِصَلاَتِهِ - يَعْنِي رِجَالاً - وَكَانُوا يَأْتُونَهُ كُلَّ لَيْلَةٍ حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَ لَيْلَةً مِنَ اللَّيَالِي لَمْ يَخْرُجْ إِلَيْهِمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَتَنَحْنَحُوا وَرَفَعُوا أَصْوَاتَهُمْ وَحَصَبُوا بَابَهُ - قَالَ - فَخَرَجَ إِلَيْهِمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مُغْضَبًا فَقَالَ ‏ "‏ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ مَا زَالَ بِكُمْ صَنِيعُكُمْ حَتَّى ظَنَنْتُ أَنْ سَتُكْتَبَ عَلَيْكُمْ فَعَلَيْكُمْ بِالصَّلاَةِ فِي بُيُوتِكُمْ فَإِنَّ خَيْرَ صَلاَةِ الْمَرْءِ فِي بَيْتِهِ إِلاَّ الصَّلاَةَ الْمَكْتُوبَةَ
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prayer  *  home  *  mosque  *  obligatory  *  salat  *  bayt  *  masjid  *  wajib

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Offer your prayers in your houses
EXPLANATIONS:
The hadith narrated by Zaid b. Thabit tells us that the Prophet Muhammad used to pray in a chamber of the mosque and people would join him every night. If he did not come out one night, they would cough, raise their voices and throw pebbles and sand on his door. In response, he became angry and advised them to offer their prayers in their houses instead as it is better than praying in the mosque except for obligatory prayer which must be done at a mosque or other designated place of worship. This hadith teaches us that we should prioritize our personal prayer over communal prayer unless it is an obligatory prayer which must be done with others at a designated place of worship such as a mosque or church etc.. It also teaches us that we should respect other people's privacy even if they are religious figures like prophets or imams etc..

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