The ruling on students praying in a hall next to the mosque
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, there is a mosque in our university for all the prayers, but there is a group of students in one of the colleges who pray in one of the halls despite the mosque being next to them. What is the ruling on their praying there?
Answer:
This is not permissible; separating is not allowed. Allah the Exalted commanded gathering together, so as long as it is possible to gather and pray together, it is obligatory. Separating is only permissible for an excuse, such as if the place is not spacious enough for those who can pray in it. But as long as the place is spacious enough, separating is not permissible. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, there is a mosque in our university for all the prayers, but there is a group of students in one of the colleges who pray in one of the halls despite the mosque being next to them. What is the ruling on their praying there?
Answer:
This is not permissible; separating is not allowed. Allah the Exalted commanded gathering together, so as long as it is possible to gather and pray together, it is obligatory. Separating is only permissible for an excuse, such as if the place is not spacious enough for those who can pray in it. But as long as the place is spacious enough, separating is not permissible. Yes.
Source
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