His father does not let him pray Fajr in the mosque – should he obey him?
Question

                I am 16 years old and the mosque is close to our house, but my father does not allow me to pray Fajr there, although he lets me offer all the other prayers there. He says that he is afraid that something may happen to me, because between our house and the mosque there is an intersection. I have spoken to him a great deal and tried to convince him by quoting verses and ahaadeeth, but to no avail. Should I go and pray without his knowledge?.
Praise be to Allah.
    Firstly: 

    To begin with, we would like to congratulate you for these 
    good intentions and keenness to offer the obligatory prayers in 
    congregation. We ask Allaah to make you steadfast in adhering to Islam and 
    righteousness, and we pray that your father’s actions will not put you off 
    from doing what is right and following true guidance. Before answering your 
    question, we should mention a very important matter, which is:  

    Honouring and obeying one's parents has been enjoined by 
    Allaah in many places in His holy Book, such as the verses in which He says 
    (interpretation of the meaning): 

    “Worship Allaah and join none with Him (in worship); and 
    do good to parents …”

    [al-Nisa’ 4:36] 

    “And your Lord has decreed that you worship none but Him. 
    And that you be dutiful to your parents. If one of them or both of them 
    attain old age in your life, say not to them a word of disrespect, nor shout 
    at them but address them in terms of honour.
24. And lower unto them 
    the wing of submission and humility through mercy, and say: ‘My Lord! Bestow 
    on them Your Mercy as they did bring me up when I was young’”

    [al-Isra’ 17:23, 24]

    Obedience to parents is obligatory, unless they tell you to 
    disobey Allaah, in which case you are not obliged to obey them, because the 
    Prophet  (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “There is no 
    obedience if it involves disobedience towards Allaah, rather obedience is 
    only in matters that are right and proper.” Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 6830; 
    Muslim, 1840. 

    With regard to prayer in congregation, this is obligatory, 
    and it is not permissible for a father to forbid his son who has reached the 
    age of maturity to do it. Rather parents should enjoin their sons to pray in 
    congregation and encourage and urge them to do so. If the father notices 
    that his son is falling short in that regard, then he must make him aware of 
    his responsibilities and remind him that he will be questioned about it 
    before Allaah on the Day of Reckoning. So he should enjoin what is right and 
    forbid what is wrong, and remind those who are under his care of their 
    duties towards their Lord and the seriousness of neglecting those duties.  

    If the father falls short in his duties towards his children 
    by not enjoining what is good and forbidding what is evil, or encouraging 
    them to do good and warning them against evil, this does not absolve them 
    (the sons) of sin if they fall short in their duties or commit haraam 
    actions. 

    If the father forbids his sons to perform a duty that has 
    been enjoined upon them by Allaah, in that case they do not have to obey him 
    by disobeying Allaah or by forsaking that which Allaah has commanded. If the 
    father tells his son not to offer all or some of the prayers in 
    congregation, then he has told him to commit a sin, and this case he is not 
    to be obeyed, but at the same time he should be treated with kindness and 
    respect. 

    With regard to your question about going secretly to pray 
    Fajr, this is good on your part, but it is treating your father badly 
    without realizing it. You father is committing a sin so long as he forbids 
    you to pray in congregation, and even if you go out secretly, the burden of 
    sin is not lifted from him, because he is still telling you to do something 
    wrong and forbidding you to do something good, even if you go out to pray 
    without his knowledge. So you have to try to convince him of the Islamic 
    ruling, even if you get someone else to do it, if he will not listen to you 
    or he thinks you are too young. If he does not respond, then there is no sin 
    on you if you go out without his permission or knowledge, but you have to be 
    very careful when going to the mosque.

    Secondly: 

    We say to your father – may Allaah guide him – that Allaah 
    has given you a great responsibility, which is to teach and advise your 
    family, including your wife and children. The Messenger  (peace and 
    blessings of Allaah be upon him) said in a hadeeth whose authenticity is 
    agreed upon: “Each of you is a shepherd and responsible for his flock. The 
    man is the shepherd of his family and is responsible for his flock.” 

    Allaah has commanded you to protect yourself and your family 
    from His Fire, as He says (interpretation of the meaning): 

    “O you who believe! Ward off yourselves and your families 
    against a Fire (Hell) whose fuel is men and stones, over which are 
    (appointed) angels stern (and) severe, who disobey not, (from executing) the 
    Commands they receive from Allaah, but do that which they are commanded”

    [al-Tahreem 66:6]

    And He says, enjoining the prayer (interpretation of the 
    meaning): 

    “And enjoin As‑Salaah (the prayer) on your family, and be 
    patient in offering them [i.e. the Salaah (prayers)]. We ask not of you a 
    provision (i.e. to give Us something: money): We provide for you. And the 
    good end (i.e. Paradise) is for the Muttaqoon (the pious)”

    [Ta-Ha 20:132]

    Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: 
Whoever neglects to 
    teach his son that which will benefit him, and ignores him, has done 
    something very bad indeed. Most children go astray because of their parents 
    who neglect them and fail to teach them the duties and Sunnahs of their 
    religion. They neglect them when they are young so they do not benefit 
    themselves or benefit their parents when they grow up. End quote. 

    Tuhfat al-Mawdood, p. 229 

    We ask you an important question: Where are you when it is 
    time for Fajr prayer? Is it not obligatory for you to offer the prayer in 
    congregation? Is it not obligatory for you to be a good example for your 
    family and children by praying in congregation in the house of Allaah? If 
    you do that, you will have fulfilled the duty that Allaah has enjoined upon 
    you, and you will have helped your son to pray in the mosque, and you will 
    put your mind at rest if you are worried about him going alone.

    Remember that the Prophet  (peace and blessings of Allaah 
    be upon him) has told us that whoever prays Fajr in the mosque will be under 
    the protection of Allaah, so how can you fear for one who is under the 
    protection of Allaah, may He be exalted? 

    It was narrated that Jundub ibn ‘Abd-Allaah (may Allaah be 
    pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allaah  (peace and blessings of 
    Allaah be upon him) said: “Whoever prays Fajr is under the protection of 
    Allaah, so do not fall short with regard to the rights of Allaah, for anyone 
    who does that, Allaah will seize him and will throw him on his face into the 
    Fire of Hell.”Narrated by Muslim, 657. 

    We ask Allaah to help you to fulfil the trust and to make you 
    a good example for your family, and to make you help your son to offer the 
    prayers in the house of Allaah. 

    And Allaah knows best.