[Machine] "O Messenger of Allah, indeed the city is full of wild animals and dangerous creatures." The Prophet ﷺ responded, "You will hear the call to prayer (Adhan) for the prayer, you must respond to it. You will hear the call to plough the land (Falah), you must respond to it as well." Then Abu Abdullah said, "Abu Bakr ibn Ishaq Al-Faqih, said regarding this matter that this blind man is not obligated to attend the congregational prayer. This is indicated by the fact that he granted a concession to 'Utban ibn Malik, who was blind, regarding attending the congregation." He implied that when the Prophet ﷺ said to the blind man, "I do not find permission for you," it means he did not find permission for him to gain the virtue of attending the congregation. The scholar commented, "By the One in Whose hand is my soul, this interpretation is confirmed."  

يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ الْمَدِينَةَ كَثِيرَةُ السِّبَاعِ وَالْهَوَامِّ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ تَسْمَعُ حِيَّ عَلَى الصَّلَاةِ حِيَّ عَلَى الْفَلَاحِ فَحَيْ هَلَّا قَالَ لَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ الْفَقِيهُ لَيْسَ فِي أَمَرِهِ هَذَا الْأَعْمَى بِحُضُورِ الْجَمَاعَةِ مَا يَدُلُّ أَنَّ حُضَورَهَا فَرْضٌ لِأَنَّهُ قَدْ رَخَّصَ لِعِتْبَانَ بْنِ مَالِكٍ وَهُوَ أَعْمَى التَّخَلُّفَ عَنْ حُضُورِهَا فَدَلَّ عَلَى أَنَّ قَوْلَهُ لَا أَجِدُ لَكَ رُخْصَةً أَيْ لَا أَجِدُ لَكَ رُخْصَةً تَلْحَقُ فَضِيلَةَ مَنْ حَضَرَهَا قَالَ الشَّيْخُ وَالَّذِي يُؤَكِّدُ هَذَا التَّأْوِيلَ