The ruling on performing the congregational prayer in a rest house far from the mosque

Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, there is a group of young men who live in a rest house about four kilometers from the mosque, and they can hear the adhan. Is it permissible for them to perform the congregational prayer in the rest house, or are they required to pray in the mosque even though it is far away?

Answer:
First, rest houses have become wild places today, and especially for the young men. I do not advise them to go there so that no doubt arises around them or someone lies about them, resulting in suspicion or something else. I advise them not to gather in the rest house; they should stay in their homes, and praise be to Allah. As for the issue of following the imam, if there is no microphone and you can hear the mu'adhdhin, you are required to attend. If there is no microphone in the mosque and you can hear the mu'adhdhin with his bare voice, you are required to attend. If one hears the call and does not respond, he has no prayer except one of punishment. So the criterion is hearing the mu'adhdhin without a microphone.