Chapter on the Virtue of Mosques and Prayer Within Them, and the Virtue of Congregational Prayer and Its Rulings

Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Mahbub from Muhammad ibn al-Husayn from Dhubyan ibn Hakim from Musa ibn Ukayl al-Numayri from Ibn Abi Ya'fur from Abu Abdillah عليه السلام, peace be upon him, who said: Imam al-Sadiq عليه السلام said: “The Messenger of Allah سبحانه وتعالى, may Allah سبحانه وتعالى bless him and his family, intended to burn the homes of a people who used to pray in their houses and did not attend the congregational prayer. Then a blind man came to Him صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم and said: ‘O’ Messenger of Allah سبحانه وتعالى, I am blind of sight, and sometimes I hear the call but do not find anyone to lead me to the congregation and prayer with you’. So the Prophet صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم, may Allah سبحانه وتعالى bless him and his family, said to him: ‘Tie a rope from your house to the mosque and attend the congregation.’”