Praying at Home to Avoid a Quarrel

Question

If Zayd goes to the mosque and prays with the congregation, there is fear of a quarrel. In this situation, is Zayd’s prayer fulfilled if he performs it at home without congregation, or not?

Answer

It could not be ascertained what the source and cause of the quarrel is: does Zayd himself start the quarrel, or does he pray in some particular manner because of which people quarrel? If, however, Zayd has no control over his tongue, and there is no way to avoid the quarrel, and there is no other mosque either, or there too a quarrel is feared, then, to avoid the quarrel, he…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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