Which is better in Ramadan: staying to lead people in prayer or performing 'Umrah?
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Question:
The questioner asks: Which is better for a Muslim in Ramadan, staying to lead people in prayer in his town, or performing 'Umrah?
Answer:
If he is entrusted with leading people in prayer and is the imam of a mosque, then it is obligatory for him, and 'Umrah is recommended. So how can he leave the obligatory and go for the recommended? He stays in his mosque; that is, it is obligatory for him.
The questioner asks: Which is better for a Muslim in Ramadan, staying to lead people in prayer in his town, or performing 'Umrah?
Answer:
If he is entrusted with leading people in prayer and is the imam of a mosque, then it is obligatory for him, and 'Umrah is recommended. So how can he leave the obligatory and go for the recommended? He stays in his mosque; that is, it is obligatory for him.
Source
المفاضلة بين إمامة الناس في رمضان أم السفر للعمرة — alfawzan.live
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