Prayer in the hotels connected to the courtyard of al-Masjid al-Haram
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Question:
A questioner says: If the rows of worshippers extend into the courtyard outside al-Masjid al-Haram, is it permissible for him to pray in one of the hotels connected to the courtyard, on the upper floors?
Answer:
If the rows have reached the hotel and there is no place for him to descend to pray with them, he is not required for the rows to connect to the hotel. If there is no place for him to descend and pray with them, he should pray with a congregation; he should not pray alone behind the rows. This is a solitary prayer, and it is not valid. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
A questioner says: If the rows of worshippers extend into the courtyard outside al-Masjid al-Haram, is it permissible for him to pray in one of the hotels connected to the courtyard, on the upper floors?
Answer:
If the rows have reached the hotel and there is no place for him to descend to pray with them, he is not required for the rows to connect to the hotel. If there is no place for him to descend and pray with them, he should pray with a congregation; he should not pray alone behind the rows. This is a solitary prayer, and it is not valid. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
Source
شرح العقيدة الواسطية [ صالح الفوزان ] [ 1438هـ ]، الإيمان بما وصف الرسول - صلى الله عليه وسلم - به ربه — islamhouse.com (1:05:59)
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