What has been permitted regarding missing the congregation

Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: Whenever there was rain or a strong wind, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would order a caller to announce: "Pray in your camps."

The father of Abu al-Malih (may Allah be pleased with him) said: In the year of al-Hudaybiyah or Hunayn I was with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). During that time, one day it rained so lightly that the soles of our sandals did not even get wet. He ordered a caller, and he announced: "Pray in your camps."

Abu Raja' said: One day in the time of Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), it rained on a Friday. He ordered a caller to announce: "Pray in your camps."

Abu al-Malih said: Once, on a rainy night, I went to the mosque for prayer. When I came back I knocked at the door, and my father asked: "Who is it?" The people of the house said: "It is Abu al-Malih." He said: "On the occasion of al-Hudaybiyah I was with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Then it rained, so little that the soles of our sandals did not get wet, yet a caller of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) announced: 'Pray in your camps.'"

Sayyiduna Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: On the day of Hunayn it rained, so the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered his caller to announce that the prayer was to be offered in the camps.