Is it permissible for me to go to the mosque by car if it is two kilometers away from me?
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Question:
I live near a mosque, but it is two kilometers from my house, and I hear the adhan through loudspeakers. So, am I required to go by car? Because if I walk, I will miss the prayer. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
The criterion in this matter is that one hears the call without a loudspeaker, with the bare voice. If he hears the call with the bare voice without a loudspeaker, then it is obligatory for him to go to the prayer, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) tied the obligation of attendance to hearing the call, and Allah the Exalted says: [Al-Jumu'ah 62:9].
The obligation to hasten, or the command to hasten, is tied to the call in the Friday prayer. As for the loudspeaker, it is not a criterion because it extends to far distances. In any case, if you are able to attend the prayer, it is obligatory for you, especially if you have a means, such as a car, that takes you to the mosque; then it is good for you and better for you. Even if you are several kilometers away, if Allah makes a means of transport available to you to the mosque, that is a great good. Some of the Companions in the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had houses far from the mosque, and they used to come to it to pray with the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). They wanted toMishkat al-Masabih 700 O Banu Salmah, your homes are where your footprints are recorded. So he (peace and blessings be upon him) encouraged them to remain in their homes, even if they were far, so that their steps to the prayer would be many. And it is written for the Muslim in every step he takes to the mosque that it benefits him by raising his rank, and it expiates for him a sin. Yes. May Allah reward you with good, and may Allah reward you.
I live near a mosque, but it is two kilometers from my house, and I hear the adhan through loudspeakers. So, am I required to go by car? Because if I walk, I will miss the prayer. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
The criterion in this matter is that one hears the call without a loudspeaker, with the bare voice. If he hears the call with the bare voice without a loudspeaker, then it is obligatory for him to go to the prayer, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
Regarding Abdullah ibn Umm Maktum, when he asked if he had a dispensation to pray in his house? He said: Do you hear the call? He said: Yes. He said: Then go, for I do not find a dispensation for you.
لعبدالله بن أم مكتوم لما سأله هل له رخصة أن يصلي في بيته؟ قال هل تسمع النداء؟ قال نعم، قال فأجد فإني لا أجد لك رخصة،O you who have believed, when [the adhan] is called for the prayer on the day of Jumu'ah [Friday], then proceed to the remembrance of Allah and leave trade.
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِذَا نُودِيَ لِلصَّلَاةِ مِن يَوْمِ الْجُمُعَةِ فَاسْعَوْا إِلَىٰ ذِكْرِ اللَّهِ وَذَرُوا الْبَيْعَThe obligation to hasten, or the command to hasten, is tied to the call in the Friday prayer. As for the loudspeaker, it is not a criterion because it extends to far distances. In any case, if you are able to attend the prayer, it is obligatory for you, especially if you have a means, such as a car, that takes you to the mosque; then it is good for you and better for you. Even if you are several kilometers away, if Allah makes a means of transport available to you to the mosque, that is a great good. Some of the Companions in the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had houses far from the mosque, and they used to come to it to pray with the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). They wanted to
wanted to move near the mosque, but when the Prophet heard of that he said to them
أن يتحولوا قرب المسجد، فبلغ ذلك النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم، فقال لهم
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز لي الذهاب إلى المسجد بالسيارة إذا كان يبعد عني اثنين كيلو متر؟ الشيخ صالح بن فوزان الفوزان — youtube.com
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