Severe Warning Against Missing Prayer In Congregation
Darussalam · Volume 1
(4) The Chapters On TheMosques And TheCongregationsSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 791 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 259
Source no. 791 · Volume 2 · Page 363
Sahih
صحيح، الروض النضير (١١٢٤) ، صحيح أبي داود (٤٨٦)
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791. It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said: "The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: 'I was thinking of commanding that the call to prayer be given, then I would tell a man to lead the people in prayer, then I would go out with some other men carrying bundles of wood, and go to people who do not attend the prayer, and burn their houses down around them.”’ (Sahih)
791 - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «لَقَدْ هَمَمْتُ أَنْ آمُرَ بِالصَّلَاةِ، فَتُقَامَ، ثُمَّ آمُرَ رَجُلًا، فَيُصَلِّيَ بِالنَّاسِ، ثُمَّ أَنْطَلِقَ بِرِجَالٍ مَعَهُمْ حُزَمٌ مِنْ حَطَبٍ إِلَى قَوْمٍ لَا يَشْهَدُونَ الصَّلَاةَ، فَأُحَرِّقَ عَلَيْهِمْ بُيُوتَهُمْ بِالنَّارِ»
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It shows that attending the prayer in congregation is an enjoined duty for men; no such warning or threat of punishment has been mentioned for missing the voluntary prayers. It is allowed to raid the the houses of culprits and force them out of their homes without prior warning or notice.