Which is better: going to the distant mosque to pray there, or the nearby mosque?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, regarding the proximity of mosques, there is a mosque far from my house where I pray, and I leave the nearby one. What is the Shaykh’s opinion on that?
Answer:
The nearby one is better. One should pray in the nearby mosque. The one who prays the obligatory prayers with the imam who is close to him is better. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, regarding the proximity of mosques, there is a mosque far from my house where I pray, and I leave the nearby one. What is the Shaykh’s opinion on that?
Answer:
The nearby one is better. One should pray in the nearby mosque. The one who prays the obligatory prayers with the imam who is close to him is better. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 2712- هل الأفضل: الذهاب للمسجد البعيد للصلاة فيه أم المسجد القريب؟ | الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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