Isolation Is Discouraged
It is important not to isolate yourself, and remain a part of the community:
The Prophet is reported to have said:
عَنْ مُعَاذِ بْنِ جَبَلٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: (إِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ ذِئْبُ الإِنْسَانِ كَذِئْبِ الْغَنَمِ يَأْخُذُ الشَّاةَ الْقَاصِيَةَ وَالنَّاحِيَةَ فَإِيَّاكُمْ وَالشِّعَابَ وَعَلْيُكْم بِالْجَمَاعَةِ وَالْعَامَّةِ وَالْمَسْجِدِ)
أخرجه أحمد (22029) واللفظ له، وعبد بن حميد (114)، والحارث في ((المسند)) (606) (حسن لغيره)
“Indeed, Satan is like a wolf to people, [he is just as dangerous for them,] as a real wolf is dangerous for sheep, grabbing the sheep that has strayed from the flock and gone to the side.
Do not settle in distant places (alone), stick to the collective body and society, stick to the mosques.”
[“Ahmad”, 22029 – حسن لغيره].
It is strengthened by another narration in which the Prophet said:
فَعَلَيْكُمْ بِالْجَمَاعَةِ فَإِنَّمَا يَأْكُلُ الذِّئْبُ الْقَاصِيَةَ
“Stick to the congregation, for the wolf eats the sheep that strays off on its own.”
[“Nasai”, 847 – صحيح ].
https://sunnah.com/nasai/10/71
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