Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umm Maktum (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came to the mosque and saw that there were few people in the prayer, then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Surely, my intention is that I appoint an imam for the people, then I myself go out and burn the houses of every person whom I find staying behind from the prayer, along with his house. Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umm Maktum (may Allah be pleased with him) said: O Messenger of Allah! Between me and the mosque are date palms and trees, and I do not always have a guide (to bring me to the mosque), so is there permission for me to pray at home? He (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: Do you hear the adhan? He said: Yes. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Then you will have to come for the prayer.