What is the validity of the statement that a traveler’s prayer in the open desert is better than in the mosque?
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Also, his second question says: A clip of some students of knowledge has spread, advising travelers not to pray in mosques if they are traveling on the road, and to pray in the open desert because of the hadiths regarding the virtue and the greatness of the reward for prayer in the open desert. Is his statement correct according to the Shari'ah?
Answer:
This is not the statement of a scholar. He prays in mosques if he finds them; he prays in them. If he does not find a built mosque, he prays in the open desert. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan Ibn Majah 567Sahih (Darussalam) So he prays; if he finds a mosque, he prays in it, and if he does not find one, he prays in a pure place, wherever it may be on the face of the earth. Yes.
Also, his second question says: A clip of some students of knowledge has spread, advising travelers not to pray in mosques if they are traveling on the road, and to pray in the open desert because of the hadiths regarding the virtue and the greatness of the reward for prayer in the open desert. Is his statement correct according to the Shari'ah?
Answer:
This is not the statement of a scholar. He prays in mosques if he finds them; he prays in them. If he does not find a built mosque, he prays in the open desert. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
the earth has been made for me a place of worship and a means of purification.
جعلت لي الأرض مسجدا وطهورا
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 3039- ما صحة القول بأن صلاة المسافر في الفلاة أفضل من المسجد؟ | الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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