Khudr? who related that the prophet ( - صلى الله عليه وسلم -) said: ‘Is there any body to give this man a charity’. (1)
This had?th does not, however, have any connection whatsoever to the point under discussion. The prophet ( - صلى الله عليه وسلم -) addressed those who have already done the obligatory Sal?t with the congregation (2) and this is not an order to establish a second congregation in the mosque to do a Sal?t that has been already done.
In other words, the one who gives the charity in the aforementioned had?th is the one who joined the first congregation in the obligatory Sal?t and then wishes to join the one who missed the twenty six doubles reward in the latter’s Sal?t. Had the former done his Sal?t alone, he would have only got one reward [and hence no extra rewards to give out in charity].
The prophet’s ( - صلى الله عليه وسلم -) phrase “gives charity” strongly refutes the opinion of those who believe in the permissibility of establishing another congregation.
In a second congregation who would be the giver of chaity and who would be the recipient???
Accordingly, Abdull?h Ibn Mas‘?d said: ‘No one dares to abandon it [i.e. the congregational Sal?t] but a hypocrite whose hypocrisy is known to every one’. (3)
Indeed, what does the pronoun “it” in Ibn Mas?‘d’s statement refer to? Does it refer to the Sal?t of those who are lazy to attend
(1) Narrated by Ibn Ab? Shaibah in “Al-Musannaf” (vol. 2 / p.322), Ab? D?w?d in his “Sunnan” (vol. 1 / p.157) (no.574), Ibn Khuzaimah in “As-Sah?h” (vol. 3 / pp.63 - 4) (no.1632), Ahmad in “Al-Musnad” (vol. 3 / p.5,45,46 and 85), Al-Baihaq? in “As-Sunnan” (vol. 2 / p.303), in “Ma‘rifat As-Sunnan Wal-?th?r” (foil 29 / A) and in “Al-Khil?fiyy?t” (vol. 2 / L / 56 / A), Ibn Al-J?r?d in “Al-Muntaq?” (no.330), Ad-D?rim? in “As-Sunnan” (vol. 1 / p.318), Al-Baqhaw? in “Sharhus Sunnah” (vol. 3 / p.436) (no.859), Ibn Hibb?n in “As-Sah?h” (no.436) and Al-H?kim in “Al-Mustadrak” (vol. 1 / p.209). The had?th is authentic.
(2) “As-Saylul Jarr?r” (vol. 1 / p.254).
(3) Narrated by Muslim in his “Sah?h” (no.654), Ab? D?w?d in “As-Sunnan” (no.550), An-Nas?’? in “Al-Mujtab?” (vol. 2 / pp.107 - 9).