Reply To: Backyard minyanim

This is an aveira lishmo by not davening in a minyan now we accomplish more then by davening. The Chasam Sofer says the we say מצות לאו להנות ניתנו because if we avoid doing a mitzva because of an issur it causes, we gain the same benefit as doing it. חישב לעשות מצוה ונאנס כאלו עשו one wanting to do a mitzva and hindered is considered like he did it.