The ruling on the prayer of one who does not hear the call to prayer at the institute's premises
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Question:
The second question: We are young men studying at one of the scientific institutes, and the mosque is far from us, and we do not hear the call to prayer. So some of us pray in the mosque, and others pray at the institute's premises. What is the validity of their prayers? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
The prayer is valid in both cases, but the sin is upon the one who hears the call to prayer and does not respond. If he does not hear the call to prayer and does not respond, then he is not sinful in that case. Therefore, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: He conditioned the response and going to the mosque on hearing the call to prayer. The intended meaning of hearing is ordinary hearing, meaning, if there were no amplifier, would he hear it or not? And without any obstacle.
Without a device and without any obstacle, such as the noise of cars or the like. The distance at which one usually hears it requires praying in the mosque. As for if it is more than that, such that it is difficult for the one praying to go to the mosque, then he prays in his place. Yes.
The second question: We are young men studying at one of the scientific institutes, and the mosque is far from us, and we do not hear the call to prayer. So some of us pray in the mosque, and others pray at the institute's premises. What is the validity of their prayers? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
The prayer is valid in both cases, but the sin is upon the one who hears the call to prayer and does not respond. If he does not hear the call to prayer and does not respond, then he is not sinful in that case. Therefore, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
To Umm Maktum: Do you hear the call to prayer? He said: Yes. He said: Respond. I do not find a dispensation for you.
لأم مكتوم أتسمع النداء؟ قال نعم، قال أجب، لا أجد لك رخصة،Without a device and without any obstacle, such as the noise of cars or the like. The distance at which one usually hears it requires praying in the mosque. As for if it is more than that, such that it is difficult for the one praying to go to the mosque, then he prays in his place. Yes.
Source
شرح الدروس المهمة لعامة الأمة لابن باز [ مجموعة من المشايخ ]، فتاوى الشيخ عبد الكريم الخضير — islamhouse.com (7:45)
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