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Is it permissible to pray the obligatory prayer at home in congregation with family due to dizziness, loss of balance, and blurred vision that necessitates taking psychiatric medications?

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An illness that makes it difficult to attend congregational prayers is an excuse for not attending. Praying in congregation at home with family discharges one's duty. However, one should attend congregational prayers at the mosque when able to do so, due to the immense reward therein.

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