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ABSENTEES FROM THE PRAYER

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By Him in whose Hands is my life, I have sometimes thought that I would ask for fuel to be gathered and then for the call to prayer to be made, and appoint someone to lead the prayer. Then go to those who absent themselves from prayer and set fire to their houses before their eyes.

Bukhari and Muslim with a chain up to Abu Hurairah who related that the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, said this.