Excuses for Reading Salaah at Home

Q: What excuse will permit salaah to be read at home?

A: Heavy rain and illness, which are mentioned in a hadith of Bukhari. In Muslim Shareef Hazrat Ayesha radhiyallahu anhaa narrates from Rasoolullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) that the urge to answer the call of nature and partaking of meals by one who is really hungry (not people who eat 3 meals a day) are also excuses to omit jamaat. In Abu Dawood and Ibni Hibbaan, on the authority of Ibni Abbas (Radhiyallahu anhu) another excuse mentioned for exemption from jamaat salah is FEAR.