Is it obligatory for men to pray the daily prayers in the mosque? What if they don’t have any Mosque near to their work place?
Isn’t it better to pray at work place or home than missing?
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It is not obligatory for men to pray the daily prayers in a Masjid, but it is preferred. Praying in a congregation is better in the eyes of Allah than praying alone. Having said that there is no obligation even if you do have a Masjid nearby.
However it is obligatory for men to pray Jummah in a Masjid.
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Peace Umer,
If it is in case of 'women' then I agree that praying in a Masjid on daily basis is not obligatory. But for men, it is obligatory to pray five time daily in a Masjid. if there is a Masjid near by or as far as one can reach he is ordered to do so. In simple word, one who can hear Adhaan must offer his namaaz in Masjid.
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no, it's NOT obligatory to pray in masjid with jamaa'at but it's highly recommended as there is more sawaab. it also gives you a sense of Muslim brotherhood. this way people care for each other. if you don't see a brother for a few salat times then you inquire about him and you make sure everything is fine with him...it is said that praying in masjid with jamaa'at carries 27 times more sawaab.
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Peace Khalil Bhai,
So you mean one who hear 'Adhaan', it is not obligatory for him to go Masjid and offer that namaaz?
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Peace Khalil Bhai,
So you mean one who hear 'Adhaan', it is not obligatory for him to go Masjid and offer that namaaz?
as far as i know it's neither gunaah nor mandatory for the person to go to masjid for namaaz...adhaan is just an announcement. it is highly recommended that one must leave everything and head to masjid for namaaz with jamaa'at.
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Peace Khalil Bhai,
I agree with here but but i’ll say its compulsory that one must leave everthing and head to the Masjid to offer namaaz. There are some verses from Quran and hadith prove that it is obligatory to offer namaaz in Masjid. I’ll quote one hadith as a reference:
**Book “Call to Prayers (Adhaan)” of Sahih Bukhari. Hadith No. 617
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Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah’s Apostle 
said, "By Him in Whose Hand my soul is I was about to order for collecting fire-wood (fuel) and then order Someone to pronounce the Adhan for the prayer and then order someone to lead the prayer then I would go from behind and burn the houses of men who did not present themselves for the (compulsory congregational) prayer. By Him, in Whose Hands my soul is, if anyone of them had known that he would get a bone covered with good meat or two (small) pieces of meat present in between two ribs, he would have turned up for the ‘Isha’ prayer.
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Prophet [saws] never ever made it obligatory on Muslims to pray in Masjid…feelings are one thing and issuing a verdict is another thing. surely, the Prophets [saws] would have NOT been happy with people praying at home. Huzoor [saws] himself missed praing in jamaa’at just to show the ummat that it’s NOT obligatory to pray with jamaa’at just like he intentionally missed taraaveeH prayers to show the ummat that taraaveeH is NOT farz.
you may believe what you would like to but i have firm faith that it’s NOT obligatory upon Muslims to pray in Masjid with jamaa’at. however, it’s highly recommende.
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Peace Khalil Bhai,
No where I wrote that Prophet made it obligatory but it is the order of Almighty Allah which was conveyed through Prophet Muhammad . He (Almighty Allah) ordered us to offer namaaz ba’jamaat at a place. Traveeh is different than offering daily five time prayers. It would be interesting to read if you back-up by quoting a reference where Prophet missin any prayers out of any five prayers intentionally.
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Peace Khalil Bhai,
So you mean one who hear 'Adhaan', it is not obligatory for him to go Masjid and offer that namaaz?
In Non Muslim countries especially here in the UK, we don't listen Adhan,it is not allowed to give Adhan on loud speakers, we follow the time table or if we are in Masjid then we listen to it inside the mosque building. And it is hard to find a Masjid as well. For example, there is no Masjid in our city center, if we want to pray we travel to other areas but there is no single mosque in the entire city center. I asked the question in such circumstances what if you don't have masjid closer to you then definitely pray at home or work place than missing it. So, I guess men are allowed to pray at home/work place in such condition.
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Peace lily,
'Deen ki khatir sakhti bardaasht karna', 'Deen ki khatir tableegh karna', what does it mean?
If we read the context of related hadiths then i think there no such hadith where narrated that mens are allowed to pray in this or that condition. However, it is narrated in many hadiths that in such and such circumstances how he/she offer namaaz for some temporary time, i.e., if he/she is sick, or travelling alone etc., etc., even in those condition, still hadith pressing hard on 'Pray' means he/she must 'pray' namaaz and there is exemption. Also none deny from that it is said that praying in masjid with jamaa'at carries 27 times more sawaab.
back to the first phrase, I believe in what u said that there is no single Masjid in the entire city center. In that case one person from that city may separate a room in his home and gathers all there everyday for prayer. He who separate a room in his house will face lil bit trouble that he has to separate one specific room always on daily basis, that his ladies will have to be another room till they finish prayer. Similarly, others who will join for namaaz will also have disturbance that they must have to be there for baj'amaat prayers, otherwise they had prayed namaaz alone in theirs home. But if the join together for namaaz then Almighty Allah will rewards them 27 times more. But if we ask ourself that Why should I do that? Why should I separate a room in my house? To understand this or precisely looking answer for this in the Quran then in very first Chapter and in first few verses Almgihty Allah said: "There is no doubt in this book [Quran], which is guidance for 'Mutaqeeen'", and in very next verse it is explained that "Mutaqeen are those Who believe in the unseen, establish prayer, and spend out of what We have provided for them the most".
For establishing prayers, there is no need of one to be 'Mullah' but any other person can establish the prayers. So these kind of troubles are 'Deen ki khatir sakhti bardaasht karna', 'Deen ki khatir tableegh karna'.
Hope I cleared ur doubt. Rest Almighty Allah knows best.
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^ My question was also about work place. Now another question arises, what if you don't have Muslim people living in your are then what?
Regarding work place, they give around 30 minutes for lunch break, one has to eat lunch etc no time to go for finding masjid since there will be hardly a masjid closer so better to pray at work .
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Lilly, Islam is not made to be difficult. U knw your situation at hand, If u know that their is not a masjid nearby and u only have half hour lunch then common sence would prevail for u to stay at work and read. Allah says do the basics and u will have done your duty enough, do more than that if u can and u will be rewarded double. So if u can and it is possible u shud do more it will be better for you but if cant and only do the basics then there is no wrong on your part. Use your own better judgement is what I'm saying and dont feel guilty about it.
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The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “Prayer in congregation is twenty seven times better than prayer prayed individually.” Sahîh al-Bukhârî (645) and Sahîh Muslim (650)]
That means that you will get ajar if you pray alone, but it will be 27 times less than praying in jamaat. If praying by jamaat was compulsory than paying alone would be a sin and hadith would have mentioned that