The ruling on moving to another mosque for the sake of the imam’s beautiful voice
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Question:
This man says: A phenomenon has become widespread in the month of Ramadan, and it is also prevalent in other months, though to a lesser extent. The phenomenon is that many people intend to pray the 'Isha' and tarawih prayers behind a specific imam because of his beautiful voice or his humility in his recitation. Is it permissible for a person to bypass his own mosque and go to another mosque?
Answer:
It is permissible; there is nothing wrong with it. However, it is better to stay in the mosque near one’s home if leaving it would, for example, cause harm to the imam of that mosque. People might say, “We see something wrong with him,” or “We see something wrong with our imam,” and they would have a bad opinion of the imam. So, if going to the other mosque leads to a prohibited outcome, it is better to pray in the mosque near one’s home. But if there is no prohibited outcome and nothing is lost by going, then there is nothing wrong with it. Yes.
This man says: A phenomenon has become widespread in the month of Ramadan, and it is also prevalent in other months, though to a lesser extent. The phenomenon is that many people intend to pray the 'Isha' and tarawih prayers behind a specific imam because of his beautiful voice or his humility in his recitation. Is it permissible for a person to bypass his own mosque and go to another mosque?
Answer:
It is permissible; there is nothing wrong with it. However, it is better to stay in the mosque near one’s home if leaving it would, for example, cause harm to the imam of that mosque. People might say, “We see something wrong with him,” or “We see something wrong with our imam,” and they would have a bad opinion of the imam. So, if going to the other mosque leads to a prohibited outcome, it is better to pray in the mosque near one’s home. But if there is no prohibited outcome and nothing is lost by going, then there is nothing wrong with it. Yes.
Source
الخروج من المعتكف لمسجد آخر — alfawzan.live
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