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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Which is better: the mosque whose imam is more devout, or the neighborhood mosque?

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Question : The question remains if someone says: If the distant mosque that is not in my neighborhood has an imam who is better at recitation, and I achieve a level of humility in prayer there that I do not achieve if I pray in my own mosque, is it better for me to go to it and leave my mosque, or the opposite?

Answer : It appears to me, based on the rule, that the virtue attached to the act of worship itself takes precedence over the virtue attached to its location. It is well known that if one is more devout, it is better to go to him, especially if the imam of your mosque does not deliberate in the prayer, or makes many mistakes in recitation, or something similar to these things that necessitate a person moving away from his mosque for that reason.
Source قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 2804إذا كان المسجد الأبعد أحسن قراءة ويجد الخشوع فيه...؟📔 الشرح الممتع على زاد المستقنع - ابن عثيمين — youtube.com

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