Hazrat Abdullah Ibn Umm-e-Maktoom (Radhiyallahu anhu) was an aged blind Sahaabi. Once he said to Rasulullah (Sallallahu alaihi wasallam), “O Rasulullah! I am a blind man. The way to the Masjid is uneven and strewn with impediments. My home is at a distance from the Masjid. I do not have any one to lead me to the Masjid. Is there any concession for me to perform Salaah at my home?”
Rasulullah (Sallallahu alaihi wasallam) permitted him to perform Salaah at home.
Hazrat Abdullah then left. While he was still on the way home, Rasulullah (Sallallahu alaihi wasallam) sent another Sahaabi to call him.
When he came back, Nabi (Sallallahu alaihi wasallam) asked, “Are you able to hear the Azaan?”
Hazrat Abdullah (Radhiyallahu anhu) said, “Yes, I can hear the Azaan.”
Rasulullah (Sallallahu alaihi wasallam) said, “Then respond to the Azaan. I find no concession for you.”
Thus he was instructed to perform Salaat with Jamaat in the Masjid.
Mas’alah:
It is permissible for a blind person who has no guide or who is unable to go to the Masjid alone, to perform Salaah at his home. This ruling is based on another Hadith. Rasulullah (Sallallahu alaihi wasallam) had granted permission to another blind Sahaabi to perform Salaah at home. As far as Hazrat Abdullah Ibn Umm-e-Maktoom (Radhiyallahu anhu) was concerned, despite the inconvenience, he was able to attend the Masjid, and he was doing so prior to asking for the ruling, hence Rasulullah (Sallallahu alaihi wasallam) instructed him to attend the Masjid.
(Source: Subulas-Salaam, page 55, 56)
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