Ibn Umm Maktum asked the Prophet ﷺ saying: Messenger of Allah, I am a blind man, my house is far away (from the mosque), and I have a guide who does not follow me. Is it possible that permission be granted to me for saying prayer in my house? He asked: Do you hear summons (adhan)? He said: Yes. He said: I do not find any permission for you. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 552)   

جِئْتُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ كُنْتُ ضَرِيرًا شَاسِعَ الدَّارِ وَلِي قَائِدٌ لَا يُلَائِمُنِي فَهَلْ تَجِدُ لِي رُخْصَةً أَنْ أُصَلِّيَ فِي بَيْتِي؟ قَالَ أَتَسْمَعُ النِّدَاءَ؟ قَالَ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ قَالَ مَا أَجِدُ لَكَ رُخْصَةً  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came to the mosque and saw a man being negligent. He said, "Verily, I am thinking of appointing someone as an imam for the people, then I will go out and burn the houses of those who do not come to the prayer in the mosque." Ibn Umm Maktum said, "O Messenger of Allah, indeed between me and the mosque are date palms and trees, and I am unable to come to the mosque every hour. Is it permissible for me to pray in my house?" He said, "Do you hear the call to prayer?" Ibn Umm Maktum replied, "Yes." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Then respond to it."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ أَتَى الْمَسْجِدَ فَرَأَى فِي الْقَوْمِ رِقَّةً فَقَالَ إِنِّي لَأَهُمُّ أَنْ أَجْعَلَ لِلنَّاسِ إِمَامًا ثُمَّ أَخْرُجُ فَلَا أَقْدِرُ عَلَى إِنْسَانٍ يَتَخَلَّفُ عَنِ الصَّلَاةِ فِي بَيْتِهِ إِلَّا أَحْرَقْتُهُ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ ابْنُ أُمِّ مَكْتُومٍ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ الْمَسْجِدِ نَخْلًا وَشَجَرًا وَلَا أَقْدِرُ عَلَى قَائِدٍ كُلَّ سَاعَةٍ أَيَسَعُنِي أَنْ أُصَلِّيَ فِي بَيْتِي؟ قَالَ أَتَسْمَعُ الْإِقَامَةَ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَأْتِهَا