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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on the prayer of one who does not hear the call in his home

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Question:
The questioner says: If a person is in a distant town and the mosque is far from him, and he cannot hear the call to prayer, but he is able to go to the mosque, though it involves hardship for him, is it permissible for him to pray in his home?

Answer:
If he does not hear the call when it is made without a loudspeaker, then he is not required to go; he may pray in his place. This is based on the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him): “Whoever hears the call…” This refers to a call heard without a loudspeaker.
If anyone hears the summons and does not respond to itمن سمع النداء فلم يجبه
Mishkat al-Masabih 1077
And Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) says:
O you who have believed, when [the adhan] is called for the prayer on the day of Jumu'ah [Friday], then proceed to the remembrance of Allahيَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِذَا نُودِيَ لِلصَّلَاةِ مِن يَوْمِ الْجُمُعَةِ فَاسْعَوْا إِلَىٰ ذِكْرِ اللَّهِ
[Al-Jumu'ah 62:9]
The discussion concerns the call that is heard without a loudspeaker. Yes.
Source مجالس رمضانية: الناس في رمضان على ثلاثة أقسام. الجمعة-16-09-1439هـ — alfawzan.live (32:37)

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