Is the reward for congregational prayer at home, due to the closure of mosques for fear of the spread of the Coronavirus, the same as its reward in the mosque?
He who is accustomed to going to the mosques, but is prevented by an impediment, if he sincerely intended to come to the mosque were it not for the impediment, then it is hoped from the bounty of Allah that he will be credited with the reward of praying in the mosque. This is indicated by the : "If a servant falls ill or travels, Allah records for him what he used to do when he was healthy and resident." And the hadith of the Battle of Tabuk: "Indeed, in Madinah there are people who were with you in every march you marched and every valley you crossed... they were detained by an excuse." These texts indicate that the one who has a valid excuse will be credited with the reward if Allah knows the sincerity of his intention.
Summarized from the full answer at Ftawy · imported
Read the full answer on Ftawyhttps://ftawy.com/en/questions/179947
Where this answer came from
- Source platform
- Ftawy
- Original fatwa ID
- 179947
- Imported
- Translation status
- Source text, unreviewed
- Read the full ruling
- Read the full answer on Ftawy