What is the ruling on praying in the workplace prayer area when the mosque is nearby?
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Question:
He says: I work in a farm, and there is a prayer area in it, and the mosque is outside this farm, about five minutes away. Knowing that more than ten people gather in the prayer area, while there are only three in the mosque, should I sit with these people and call them to Allah, or should I go to the mosque?
Answer:
If you can hear the adhan from the mosque, it is obligatory for you to go to the mosque, based on the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) As long as the mosque is near you and you hear the call, it is obligatory for you to go to the mosque and pray with the congregation in the mosque. However, if the mosque is far from you such that you cannot hear the adhan, then prepare a place in the farm and pray there together.
He says: I work in a farm, and there is a prayer area in it, and the mosque is outside this farm, about five minutes away. Knowing that more than ten people gather in the prayer area, while there are only three in the mosque, should I sit with these people and call them to Allah, or should I go to the mosque?
Answer:
If you can hear the adhan from the mosque, it is obligatory for you to go to the mosque, based on the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)
Whoever hears the call and does not respond, he has no prayer, except one who has an excuse.
من سمع النداء فلم يجب لا صلاة له إلا من عذر
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم الصلاة في مصلى العمل والمسجد قريب؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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