Friday Prayer in Two Mosques, Old and New, in a Village
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The questioner:
We ask about a village that has an old mosque, which is sufficient for the people of the area for Friday prayer and congregational prayer. Then a new mosque was built, but at the same time it is larger than the old one and is centrally located for the people of the area. Most of the people of the area prefer to pray Friday in the new one, so there ended up being two Friday prayers in the area. Knowing that water is available in both mosques, we ask you to issue a ruling: Is Friday prayer valid in both mosques with two imams, or which one has the stronger right in the Islamic Shari'ah?
The Shaykh:
This is in the Kingdom, not outside the Kingdom.
The questioner:
This is in the Kingdom, of course, as if it is in the Kingdom.
The Shaykh:
We can, we can.
The questioner:
I am Mahmoud Muhammad Salih Mazru'
The Shaykh:
If it is in the Kingdom, you submit this to the Department of Ifta and they will look into it.
The questioner:
If Allah wills, good.
The Shaykh:
It specifies the known country, meaning which jurisdiction it falls under and where it is examined. But if it is outside the Kingdom, you consult the scholars there.
We ask about a village that has an old mosque, which is sufficient for the people of the area for Friday prayer and congregational prayer. Then a new mosque was built, but at the same time it is larger than the old one and is centrally located for the people of the area. Most of the people of the area prefer to pray Friday in the new one, so there ended up being two Friday prayers in the area. Knowing that water is available in both mosques, we ask you to issue a ruling: Is Friday prayer valid in both mosques with two imams, or which one has the stronger right in the Islamic Shari'ah?
The Shaykh:
This is in the Kingdom, not outside the Kingdom.
The questioner:
This is in the Kingdom, of course, as if it is in the Kingdom.
The Shaykh:
We can, we can.
The questioner:
I am Mahmoud Muhammad Salih Mazru'
The Shaykh:
If it is in the Kingdom, you submit this to the Department of Ifta and they will look into it.
The questioner:
If Allah wills, good.
The Shaykh:
It specifies the known country, meaning which jurisdiction it falls under and where it is examined. But if it is outside the Kingdom, you consult the scholars there.
Source
ندوات الجامع الكبير مع الأسئلة - 53 — archive.org (1:18:13)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.
