The Virtue of Prayer in the Wilderness and Open Plains
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Question:
This questioner says: Is there a hadith regarding the virtue of praying in the wilderness and open plains of the land?
Answer:
Yes. If, for example, a shepherd is tending camels or sheep and the time for prayer arrives, he calls the adhan and prays, and he receives reward for that. The area covered by the reach of his voice in the adhan is considered as witnessing for him. As for if he is in a town, he prays with the people, or if there are other shepherds with him, they gather, one of them calls the adhan for them, and the one among them who is most proficient in reciting the Book of Allah leads them in prayer. Yes.
This questioner says: Is there a hadith regarding the virtue of praying in the wilderness and open plains of the land?
Answer:
Yes. If, for example, a shepherd is tending camels or sheep and the time for prayer arrives, he calls the adhan and prays, and he receives reward for that. The area covered by the reach of his voice in the adhan is considered as witnessing for him. As for if he is in a town, he prays with the people, or if there are other shepherds with him, they gather, one of them calls the adhan for them, and the one among them who is most proficient in reciting the Book of Allah leads them in prayer. Yes.
Source
قناة «مكة و المدينة»، 07 / فتاوى على الهواء - 20 02 1437هـ _ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (45:40)
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