The Congregational Prayer for the Traveler and Responding to the Call to Prayer from Loudspeakers
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is the congregational prayer obligatory for the traveler? And is he required to respond to the call to prayer if he hears it, even if he is far away and hears it through loudspeakers?
Answer:
No, it is not obligatory for the one who is far away. It is obligatory for the one who is near. That is determined by whether he hears it without the use of amplifiers. If he hears it without amplifiers, he is required to attend. If he only hears it through amplifiers, it is not required of him, because the amplifiers make it audible to those who are very far away at a great distance. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is the congregational prayer obligatory for the traveler? And is he required to respond to the call to prayer if he hears it, even if he is far away and hears it through loudspeakers?
Answer:
No, it is not obligatory for the one who is far away. It is obligatory for the one who is near. That is determined by whether he hears it without the use of amplifiers. If he hears it without amplifiers, he is required to attend. If he only hears it through amplifiers, it is not required of him, because the amplifiers make it audible to those who are very far away at a great distance. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب حكم من لم يحسن فرض القراءة — islamhouse.com (1:07:17)
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