Congregational Prayer for One Who Is in the Open with His Sheep
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Question:
The questioner, Khalid, says: Shaykh, my father prays Maghrib, 'Isha', and Fajr in the open at their proper times. He has sheep and camels there. Is the congregational prayer excused for him?
Answer:
The congregational prayer is not excused for him if there is a mosque nearby or if there are people in the open near him. In that case, they must pray in congregation; it is obligatory for them to do so, and they do not pray individually. Rather, they gather and pray in congregation. Praise be to Allah. Yes.
The questioner, Khalid, says: Shaykh, my father prays Maghrib, 'Isha', and Fajr in the open at their proper times. He has sheep and camels there. Is the congregational prayer excused for him?
Answer:
The congregational prayer is not excused for him if there is a mosque nearby or if there are people in the open near him. In that case, they must pray in congregation; it is obligatory for them to do so, and they do not pray individually. Rather, they gather and pray in congregation. Praise be to Allah. Yes.
Source
قناة «السعودية»، برنامج فتاوى — youtube.com (8:21)
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