The ruling on leaving the nearby mosque because of the speed of its imam
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: I do not pray in the mosque next to my house because of the imam’s speed in prayer and his failure to lengthen it, especially in the Fajr prayer. I have advised him, but to no avail. So I drive to another mosque. Is my action correct?
Answer:
Yes, that is a good thing. If the imam is as you described, you are excused in seeking a mosque and an imam who completes the prayer. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: I do not pray in the mosque next to my house because of the imam’s speed in prayer and his failure to lengthen it, especially in the Fajr prayer. I have advised him, but to no avail. So I drive to another mosque. Is my action correct?
Answer:
Yes, that is a good thing. If the imam is as you described, you are excused in seeking a mosque and an imam who completes the prayer. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب ارتياد المكان الرخو وما يكره التخلي فيه — islamhouse.com (1:04:30)
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