Congregational prayer gets rid of rancor...

Congregational prayer gets rid of rancor, resentments and suspicions between individuals and elevates the level of knowledge, servitude and humility among those praying. It is because of all these effects that congregational prayer has been much enjoined.

Even when a blind man requested exemption from going to the mosque, the Prophet (S) said to him: “Tie a rope from your house to the mosque and with its help you will arrive at the mosque (and return home afterward).”[^17] The Messenger of Allah (S) did not even permit blind men to abandon congregational prayer.[^18] On the contrary, the harsh treatment of those who do not give importance to congregational prayer is another sign…