Is it permissible for a group of people who have gathered in one place to pray in congregation, or are they required to pray in the mosque?
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The questioner:
This questioner says: A group of people in a training course live in one place. Is it permissible for them to pray in congregation in that mosque, or are they required to go out to the mosque?
The Shaykh:
In a training course.
The questioner:
Yes, they are in a training course, seconded, and they pray in congregation.
The Shaykh:
Yes, if they are in a training course and seconded, and they all live in one house, and there is a mosque near them and they can hear the adhan, then it is obligatory for them to go out and pray with the Muslims in the mosque. He said:Bulugh al-Maram 2:308 And as for if there is no mosque around them and they do not hear the adhan, then they pray in their place, yes.
This questioner says: A group of people in a training course live in one place. Is it permissible for them to pray in congregation in that mosque, or are they required to go out to the mosque?
The Shaykh:
In a training course.
The questioner:
Yes, they are in a training course, seconded, and they pray in congregation.
The Shaykh:
Yes, if they are in a training course and seconded, and they all live in one house, and there is a mosque near them and they can hear the adhan, then it is obligatory for them to go out and pray with the Muslims in the mosque. He said:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "Whoever hears the call for prayer and and does not come (to the mosque for prayer), his prayer will not be accepted from him, unless he has a (legitimate) excuse."
صلى الله عليه وسلم من سمع النداء فلم يأت فلا صلاة له إلا من عذر،
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 7524- هل يجوز لأشخاص قد اجتمعوا في مكان واحد الصلاة جماعة أم يلزمهم الصلاة في المسجد؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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