Congregational Prayer and Its Virtue
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 1|Book 1|Chapter 57
وَ سَأَلَهُ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ لَهُ إِنَّ لِي مَسْجِداً عَلَى بَابِ دَارِي فَأَيُّهُمَا أَفْضَلُ أُصَلِّي فِي مَنْزِلِي فَأُطِيلُ اَلصَّلاَةَ أَوْ أُصَلِّي بِهِمْ وَ أُخَفِّفُ فَكَتَبَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ «صَلِّ بِهِمْ وَ أَحْسِنِ اَلصَّلاَةَ وَ لاَ تُثَقِّلْ.
A man asked him: "I have a mosque at the entrance of my house. Which is better—should I pray at home where I can make my prayer longer, or should I lead them (in the mosque) and make it lighter?" He عليه السلام wrote: "Lead them in prayer and perform it well, but do not make it too heavy (burdensome)”.
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh, p. 53