The Ruling on the 'Asr Prayer in the Open Desert
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Question:
Or, Honorable Shaykh, we went to the outskirts of Riyadh, and we were a group of young men. We prayed in our location, that is, in the camp, and our number was large. Yes. We went outside the city, and we were a group of young men who prayed in our location where we usually pray. We said: Is the 'Asr prayer in the open desert the best of the best?
Answer:
That is not correct. If you were in the open desert, it is not valid, so you must repeat it as the Zuhr prayer. However, if you were near the town, pray with the people of the town; pray with the people of the town in the mosques in the town. The result is that your prayer is not valid, so you must repeat it as the Zuhr prayer. Yes.
Or, Honorable Shaykh, we went to the outskirts of Riyadh, and we were a group of young men. We prayed in our location, that is, in the camp, and our number was large. Yes. We went outside the city, and we were a group of young men who prayed in our location where we usually pray. We said: Is the 'Asr prayer in the open desert the best of the best?
Answer:
That is not correct. If you were in the open desert, it is not valid, so you must repeat it as the Zuhr prayer. However, if you were near the town, pray with the people of the town; pray with the people of the town in the mosques in the town. The result is that your prayer is not valid, so you must repeat it as the Zuhr prayer. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 141/38 شرح زاد المستقنع/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (9:14)
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