1. Illness. The meaning of ill

which would make it difficult for congregational prayer. This does no illness, such as a slight headache or the applies to one who is attending to anothe not a relative. This is based on the verse, Torb at-Tathreeb fee Sbarb at-Taqreeb (2/317-3 [This hadith isrecorded by Muslim and others.-JZ] 2 Ibid. I

CongregationalPrager " ~., " u o. .:u, . <'°l~ l~::" ~ ~.r~~ ~~~ ) "He has chosen you and has imposed no the religion" [Hajj(22):78]. The Prophet (peace be upon became severely ill and left off praying many days, " '" '/J 0;' ,I! tn.l ( .. /1. «: Li \ cr .rr«: ~ . ... .. "Command Abu Bakr to lead the people in Therefore, the congregational pr upon the sick, the one who has a chronic has his hand and foot cut off or fo paralyzed, and the old man who is not likes. Ibraaheem an-Nakha' ee said, "T allow anyone to miss the congregational p sick or in fear."2 Ibn Hazro said, "There is no d concerning this."3