2/52. Chapter:
Sunan Abi Dawud 549 — No Excuse for Missing Jamaah
The Severity Of Not Attending The Congregational Prayer
Hadith About Praying at Home Without Excuse and Missing Jamaah
Sunan Abi Dawud : 549
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 549
حَدَّثَنَا النُّفَيْلِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْمَلِيحِ، حَدَّثَنِي يَزِيدُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ، حَدَّثَنِي يَزِيدُ بْنُ الأَصَمِّ، سَمِعْتُ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ، يَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " لَقَدْ هَمَمْتُ أَنْ آمُرَ فِتْيَتِي فَيَجْمَعُوا حُزَمًا مِنْ حَطَبٍ ثُمَّ آتِيَ قَوْمًا يُصَلُّونَ فِي بُيُوتِهِمْ لَيْسَتْ بِهِمْ عِلَّةٌ فَأُحَرِّقُهَا عَلَيْهِمْ " . قُلْتُ لِيَزِيدَ بْنِ الأَصَمِّ يَا أَبَا عَوْفٍ الْجُمُعَةَ عَنَى أَوْ غَيْرَهَا قَالَ صُمَّتَا أُذُنَاىَ إِنْ لَمْ أَكُنْ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ يَأْثِرُهُ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم مَا ذَكَرَ جُمُعَةً وَلاَ غَيْرَهَا .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
Abu Hurairah reported the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: I thought about giving orders to some youths for gathering a bundle of firewood, then going off to some people who their prayers in their homes without any excuse, and burning down their houses over them. I (Yazid b. Yazid) said: I asked Yazid b. al-Asamm: Abu ‘Awf did he mean Friday (prayer) or any other? He replied: may my ears become deaf if I have not heard Abu Hurairah narrating it from the Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him); He did not mention Friday (prayer) or any other.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 549In-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 159English translation : Book 2, Hadith 549
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 549
This Hadith about praying at home without excuse is close in meaning to the previous warning. Abu Hurairah reported that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم thought of ordering young men to gather bundles of firewood, then going to people who prayed in their homes without any excuse and burning their houses over them. The narrator was asked whether the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم meant Friday prayer or another prayer. The reply was that Abu Hurairah did not mention Friday or any other specific prayer. This detail matters. The text should not be forced into one prayer when the narration itself does not name it.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Hadith warns against praying at home without an excuse while leaving the congregation.
- The narration does not specify Friday prayer or another named prayer.
- The report shows the serious wording used about neglecting the prayer gathering.
