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English translation
217. Abū Hurairah narrated that the Prophet ﷺ said: “I was about
to order my boys[1] to collect bundles of firewood, then order the Ṣalāt to be held, then burn (the homes) of the people who did not attend the Ṣalāt.” (Ṣaḥīḥ)
[Abū ‘Eisā said:] There are narrations on this topic from [‘Abdullāh] Ibn Mas’ūd, Abū Ad-Dardā’, Ibn ‘Abbās, Mu’ādh bin Anas, and Jābir.
Abū ‘Eisā said: The Hadīth of Abū Hurairah is Ḥasan Ṣaḥīḥ Hadīth.
It has been related that more than one of the Companions of the Prophet ﷺ said that whoever hears the call (to prayer) but does not respond, then there is no Ṣalāt for him.
Some of the people of knowledge said that this is a (threat) to demonstrate its importance and its severity, and that there is no permission for anyone to not pray in the congregation except for an excuse.
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Commentary
This Hadīth has a very severe warning and admonition for those who abandon the congregational prayer. He ﷺ expressed extreme anger against them. It tells us that joining the congregational prayer is an individual obligation.
