Comparing the distant new mosque with the nearby old mosque
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The questioner:
The questioner asks: Is praying in the distant new mosque better, or in the nearby old mosque?
The Shaykh:
The more steps one takes to the mosques, the better it is, so the distant one is better than the nearby one. Yes.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you. He asks: When going to sleep, does one blow and then recite?
The Shaykh:
But note that if going to the distant mosque causes harm to the nearby mosque, such as a decrease in the congregation and attendance, or if a person’s presence in the mosque is beneficial but he goes to the distant mosque, thereby depriving the nearby mosque of that benefit, then no, the nearby one is better in this case. Yes. Or if they were to go, no one would pray in the nearby mosque and the mosque would be left empty, then no, they should pray in the nearby mosque and not abandon the mosque.
The questioner asks: Is praying in the distant new mosque better, or in the nearby old mosque?
The Shaykh:
The more steps one takes to the mosques, the better it is, so the distant one is better than the nearby one. Yes.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you. He asks: When going to sleep, does one blow and then recite?
The Shaykh:
But note that if going to the distant mosque causes harm to the nearby mosque, such as a decrease in the congregation and attendance, or if a person’s presence in the mosque is beneficial but he goes to the distant mosque, thereby depriving the nearby mosque of that benefit, then no, the nearby one is better in this case. Yes. Or if they were to go, no one would pray in the nearby mosque and the mosque would be left empty, then no, they should pray in the nearby mosque and not abandon the mosque.
Source
شرح كتاب التوحيد [ صالح الفوزان ]، تتمة باب ما جاء أن بعض هذه الأمة يعبد الأوثان — islamhouse.com (33:32)
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