You stated that a second congregation is permissible in a roadside mosque that does not have a regular imam, whereas in a mosque that has a regular imam, a second congregation is not permissible.
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The questioner : The second congregation, O Shaykh!
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : What is the evidence?
The Shaykh : The evidence, my brother, is that it did not exist. Do you know the evidence for any innovation in the world? Do you know any innovation?
The questioner : No, of course not, but...
The Shaykh : No, listen, listen, may Allah guide you!
The questioner: Go ahead.
The Shaykh : If a scholar says this is an innovation, do you want its evidence?!
The questioner : I am sorry, my question was wrong. I meant, why did you distinguish between praying in the road, meaning in a roadside mosque, or praying in a mosque that has a regular imam? Why did we distinguish between the two mosques?
The Shaykh : Because the congregation in a mosque that has a regular imam and a regular muezzin, the second and third congregations split the first congregation. This is an observed and actual fact. That is to say, any mosque that has a regular muezzin and a regular imam, the congregation for that mosque is divided into groups; the first congregation is split. As for a mosque that does not have a congregation, meaning it does not have a regular imam and a regular muezzin, the congregations multiply therein and do not split a first congregation, because it does not have a first congregation.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you. Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : What is the evidence?
The Shaykh : The evidence, my brother, is that it did not exist. Do you know the evidence for any innovation in the world? Do you know any innovation?
The questioner : No, of course not, but...
The Shaykh : No, listen, listen, may Allah guide you!
The questioner: Go ahead.
The Shaykh : If a scholar says this is an innovation, do you want its evidence?!
The questioner : I am sorry, my question was wrong. I meant, why did you distinguish between praying in the road, meaning in a roadside mosque, or praying in a mosque that has a regular imam? Why did we distinguish between the two mosques?
The Shaykh : Because the congregation in a mosque that has a regular imam and a regular muezzin, the second and third congregations split the first congregation. This is an observed and actual fact. That is to say, any mosque that has a regular muezzin and a regular imam, the congregation for that mosque is divided into groups; the first congregation is split. As for a mosque that does not have a congregation, meaning it does not have a regular imam and a regular muezzin, the congregations multiply therein and do not split a first congregation, because it does not have a first congregation.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you. Peace be upon you.
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