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Volume 1, Book 11, Number 635:

Narrated Nafi':

Once on a very cold and stormy night, Ibn 'Umar pronounced the Adhan for the prayer and then said, "Pray in your homes." He (Ibn 'Umar) added. "On very cold and rainy nights Allah's Apostle used to order the Mu'adhdhin to say, 'Pray in your homes.' "

Volume 1, Book 11, Number 637:

Narrated 'Abdullah bin Al-Harith:

Ibn Abbas addressed us on a (rainy and) muddy day and when the Mu'adh-dhin said, "Come for the prayer" Ibn 'Abbas ordered him to say, "Pray in your homes." The people began to look at one another with surprise as if they did not like it. Ibn 'Abbas said, "It seems that you thought ill of it but no doubt it was done by one who was better than I (i.e. the Prophet). It (the prayer) is a strict order and I disliked to bring you out."

Ibn 'Abbas narrated the same as above but he said, "I did not like you to make you sinful (in refraining from coming to the mosque) and to come (to the mosque) covered with mud up to the knees."

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I am not sure why is this a bad question. I found the hadith just the other day and wanted to clarify. It was new to me. Does it make a bad question because I am asking about something that no body knew but I simply want to clarify? Thanks – The Truth Seaker Jan 10 at 17:57
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It's a good question, though I would put a bit more than just quotes. I think you should explain why these quotes are relevant to the question (as well as stating the question itself). – System Down Jan 10 at 18:08

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You can always pray Allah at home (at least if you are not a neighborhood of a mosque), however going to the mosques is as encouraged as the holy prophet --peace be upon him-- ordered a blind man to tie a rope from the mosque to his home to be able to take part in Jamaa'at in the mosque, see e.g. [1-3]. That is, difficulty of going to mosque is not an acceptable excuse. However, the Hadith you are citing in your question may addresses the probable occurance of floods which is very common in Mecca. If so then going to mosques would be dangerous for their lives, a more sever condition than being difficult to go to the mosques, and this would be acceptable.

[1] تهذيب الأحكام (تحقيق خرسان)، ج‏3، ص: 266

[2] روضة المتقين في شرح من لا يحضره الفقيه (ط - القديمة)، ج‏2، ص: 484

[3] وسائل الشيعة، ج‏8، ص: 293

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There is only mention of cold and rain but not floods! Your answer would be a little more useful if the references were actually links. Thanks – The Truth Seaker Jan 27 at 14:14
@thetruthseeker, as a Shia I cannot address the authenticity of the Ahadeeth you have quoted in your question, instead just tried to justify it with such a description. the flood and such things were the only probabilities that I could think about, maybe others can better justify it or else announce the Ahadeeth to be Dha3eef or etc. The references are books that I have, I'm not sure if you would be able to find all of them on the web. But feel free to ask about any Hadeeth that you want. – owari Jan 27 at 16:05
You automatically come to flood when it says extreme cold and rain. They are two different thing. It is very rare to have extreme cold during floods. Also flood do not come during heavy rain. You can argue though that hadith is wrong but I believe it is correct hadith. – The Truth Seaker Jan 27 at 18:34
@thetruthseeker, actually I came to the notion of flood from a heavy rain for cities like Mecca wherein a heavy rain can easily result in a flood. – owari Jan 27 at 20:43

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