Comparing a nearby mosque with a short prayer to a distant one with a long prayer
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Question:
The questioner asks: What is better for me, praying Tarawih in the mosque next to my home, where they pray Tarawih in less than half an hour, or going to another distant mosque where they pray Tarawih for an hour and a half? My intention is to lengthen the prayer, not for the quality of the recitation?
Answer:
Yes, go to the imam who is proficient in praying Tarawih, who is proficient in it and increases the number of rak'ahs. That is better. If you wanted to buy goods, you would not go to the person who has good goods and gives full measure and weight. Likewise, in prayer, you go to the imam you see prays better than others, because he has a greater reward than the others. Yes.
The questioner asks: What is better for me, praying Tarawih in the mosque next to my home, where they pray Tarawih in less than half an hour, or going to another distant mosque where they pray Tarawih for an hour and a half? My intention is to lengthen the prayer, not for the quality of the recitation?
Answer:
Yes, go to the imam who is proficient in praying Tarawih, who is proficient in it and increases the number of rak'ahs. That is better. If you wanted to buy goods, you would not go to the person who has good goods and gives full measure and weight. Likewise, in prayer, you go to the imam you see prays better than others, because he has a greater reward than the others. Yes.
Source
مجالس رمضان 1428هـ - 05 — alfawzan.live (40:03)
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