The ruling on passing by a nearby mosque to pray in a distant one
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Question:
And regarding, Shaykh Salih, a man who has a nearby mosque and another one that is far away. What is the extent of the distance between mosques that allows one to increase his steps?
Answer:
Pray in the nearby mosque, because if he passes by it, people will suspect the nearby imam and think that he did not leave it and go to the distant one except because he noticed something wrong with the imam. So this causes harm to the nearby imam. Yes.
And regarding, Shaykh Salih, a man who has a nearby mosque and another one that is far away. What is the extent of the distance between mosques that allows one to increase his steps?
Answer:
Pray in the nearby mosque, because if he passes by it, people will suspect the nearby imam and think that he did not leave it and go to the distant one except because he noticed something wrong with the imam. So this causes harm to the nearby imam. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 05 من 16/شرح كتاب آداب المشي إلى الصلاة/أسئلة وأجوبة/صالح الفوزان/الفقه/كبار العلماء — youtube.com (5:29)
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