Delaying the Zuhr prayer at school due to the unavailability of prayer mats

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: I am at an international school and I do not pray the Zuhr prayer until I return home because there are no prayer mats available at this school. He says: I am studying, or I am at an international school. I do not pray the Zuhr prayer until I get back to my house; because there are no mats there at this school. He asks: What do you advise me to do? And what is the ruling on delaying the prayer for that reason?

Answer:
We advise you to pray with the congregation at the school, with those who are praying at the school, even if there are no mats. Pray on the ground without a mat; there is no obstacle. You pray on pure ground. You pray on pure tiles. Yes. Pray with the congregation. The important thing is to pray with the congregation at the school or in the mosque. Do not pray alone. Yes.