The ruling on praying on the mountain overlooking the Ka'bah when the mosque is crowded

The Shaykh:
Yes. It is obligatory for her to make up the entire prayer in congregation, from its beginning to its end.

The questioner:
In the last ten days in Makkah, some people go up to Jabal al-Hira,

The Shaykh:
or if the place is not facing [the mosque] and there is a barrier between the people, the prayer is valid if he hears the voice or sees the congregation, even if they are far away. If he can see them and observe them, and if the voice is cut off, he follows them.

The questioner:
Rooms or lodgings are not permissible in such a case if the person is inside the lodging or in an open area of the lodging.

The Shaykh:
It is obligatory to compete in the mosques, but if there is a crowd, he prays in the market or in the room or in the yard where he can see the people, such that if the voice is cut off, he sees them. There is no harm. It is obligatory.