The Ruling on Leaving the Neighborhood Mosque to Pray Tarawih in Another Mosque
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The questioner:
The questioner asks: What is the opinion of the Honorable Shaykh regarding one who leaves the congregation of his mosque during the tarawih prayer and goes to another mosque on the pretext that the other mosque has better recitation?
The Shaykh:
This is permissible; he may go to another mosque. However, it is better for him to pray in his mosque, the one near his home, where his neighbors see him and the imam sees him. This is because if he goes to other mosques, people may form a bad opinion of him, and the imam may have something against him, thinking that he left him only because he found something wrong with him. This creates sensitivity. The Muslim seeks reward and does not want to be accused or for people to form a bad opinion of him. So, the Muslim prays in the mosque near him, the one near his home where he prays the obligatory prayers; he prays the tarawih there as well. He seeks reward, not showing off or listening to voices. He seeks reward and worship. The Muslims are in a good state in all the mosques; there is no need for him to move around. Yes.
The presenter:
The questions have ended, Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
And Allah the Exalted knows best, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions.
The questioner asks: What is the opinion of the Honorable Shaykh regarding one who leaves the congregation of his mosque during the tarawih prayer and goes to another mosque on the pretext that the other mosque has better recitation?
The Shaykh:
This is permissible; he may go to another mosque. However, it is better for him to pray in his mosque, the one near his home, where his neighbors see him and the imam sees him. This is because if he goes to other mosques, people may form a bad opinion of him, and the imam may have something against him, thinking that he left him only because he found something wrong with him. This creates sensitivity. The Muslim seeks reward and does not want to be accused or for people to form a bad opinion of him. So, the Muslim prays in the mosque near him, the one near his home where he prays the obligatory prayers; he prays the tarawih there as well. He seeks reward, not showing off or listening to voices. He seeks reward and worship. The Muslims are in a good state in all the mosques; there is no need for him to move around. Yes.
The presenter:
The questions have ended, Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
And Allah the Exalted knows best, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions.
Source
مجالس رمضان 1428هـ - 02 — alfawzan.live (28:17)
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