He is paralysed and finds it hard to go to the mosque

Offering prayer
in congregation in the mosque is obligatory for men who are able to do it,
according to the more correct of the two scholarly views, because of
evidence that has been explained previously in the answers to questions no.
8918 and 120.

In the case of
one who is sick or paralysed, if it is difficult for him to go to the
mosque, then he is excused for not praying in congregation. But whenever he
has the strength to go, or he has someone who can help him to go, then he
should pray in congregation.

Its says in
Kashshaaf al-Qinaa‘ (1/495):

One who is sick
is excused for not praying Jumu‘ah or offering prayers in congregation,
because when the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) was
sick, he did not go to the mosque, and he said: “Tell Abu Bakr to lead the
people in prayer.” Agreed upon. The one who is afraid of becoming sick may
also be excused because of the report narrated by Abu Dawood from Ibn
‘Abbaas, according to which the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be
upon him) explained that people are excused in the event of fear, sickness,
fear of exacerbating sickness or delaying recovery because he is sick. But
if the sick person will not be harmed by going to the mosque, riding or
being carried or if someone offers to give him a ride or carry him, or if a
blind person has someone to lead him, then he must attend Jumu‘ah, because
it is not repeated, but that does not apply to prayers in congregation. Al-Marwazi
narrated concerning Jumu‘ah: He should rent a mount to go to the prayer. Al-Qaadi
interpreted it as meaning that is if he still feels weak after recovering
from sickness but if he is still sick, he does not have to attend, because
the excuse is still present. End quote.

Shaykh Ibn
‘Uthaymeen (may Allah have mercy on him) said: With regard to prayer in
congregation, we have stated above that there is a difference of opinion
concerning it, and that the view that is most likely to be correct is that
which says that it is an individual obligation, but the emphasis on it is
not like the emphasis on Jumu‘ah prayer. Nevertheless, these two prayers are
waived if there is an excuse. Excuses are of different types.

The phrase “One
who is sick is excused for not praying Jumu‘ah or offering prayers in
congregation” refers to one type of excuse.

What is meant is
sickness that will cause the sick person hardship if he goes and prays. This
is the first type.

The evidence for
that is as follows:

1.

The verse in which Allah, may He be exalted, says
(interpretation of the meaning): “So
keep your duty to Allah and fear Him as much as you can”
[at-Taghaabun 64:16].

2.

The verse in
which Allah, may He be exalted, says (interpretation of the meaning):

“On no soul does Allah place a burden greater than it can
bear” [al-Baqarah 2:286].

3.

The verse in
which Allah, may He be exalted, says (interpretation of the meaning):

“No blame or sin is there upon the blind, nor is there blame
or sin upon the lame, nor is there blame or sin upon the sick” [al-Fath
48:17].

4.

The words of the
Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him): “If I instruct you to do
something, do as much of it as you can.”

5.

The fact that
when the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) fell sick, he
did not offer prayers in congregation, despite the fact that his house was
beside the mosque.

6.

Ibn Mas‘ood (may
Allah be pleased with him) said: I remember a time when no one stayed away
from prayer (in congregation) except a hypocrite whose hypocrisy was known
or one who was sick…

All of this
evidence indicates that the obligation to attend Jumu‘ah and prayer in
congregation is waived in the case of one who is sick.

End quote from
ash-Sharh al-Mumti‘ (4/310)

If a person is
excused for not attending prayers in congregation, the hadith “There is no
prayer for the neighbour of the mosque except in the mosque” does not apply
to him. That applies to one who stays away from prayer in congregation with
no excuse, as in the hadith that was narrated by Abu Dawood (551), Ibn
Maajah (793), Abu Haatim, and Ibn Hibbaan in his Saheeh from Ibn
‘Abbaas who said: The Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be
upon him) said: “Whoever hears the call and does not come, his prayer is not
valid, except for those who have an excuse.” This hadith  was also narrated
by al-Haakim, who said: It is saheeh according to the conditions of the two
shaykhs (al-Bukhaari and Muslim). Adh-Dhahabi did not comment on it. Al-Albaani
said in al-Irwaa’ (551): It is as they said. In at-Talkhees,
al-Haafiz classed the isnaad of Ibn Maajah and al-Haakim as saheeh.

The hadith
“There is no prayer for the neighbour of the mosque except in the mosque”
was narrated by ad-Daaraqutni, al-Haakim and al-Bayhaqi. It was classed as
da‘eef by al-Haafiz Ibn Hajar in al-Fath (1/439) and by al-Albaani in
as-Silsilah ad-Da‘eefah (1/332). See question no.
132492.

We ask Allah to
reward you for what has befallen you and to help you to obey Him and attain
His good pleasure.

And Allah knows
best.