Is it obligatory for the traveler to pray in congregation in the mosque?

The questioner : And here a question arises that was asked of us more than once during Hajj: Is it obligatory for the traveler to pray in congregation in the mosque?

The Shaykh : We said it is not obligatory, and it appears thatThe questioner : he was one of those who wanted to have a specific text for every issue, detailing it specifically. This naturally comes from a lack of understanding of the texts of the Shari'ah. So he said: What is the evidence? We said: The evidence is that the traveler is not required to perform Jumu'ah, and we are in agreement that the obligation of Jumu'ah is more deserving of obligation than the obligation of congregational prayer, because they agreed on the obligation of Jumu'ah and differed on the obligation of congregational prayer. Even though the stronger position in our view is that the Jumu'ah prayer is obligatory like the congregational prayer, the Jumu'ah is undoubtedly more emphatic in its obligation than the congregational prayer. The hadiths in which the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) explicitly stated: are sufficient for that.
The Shaykh : This severe warning has not come in a similar form regarding one who leaves the congregational prayer. So if this fact was in the mind ofThe student : the student of knowledge, which is that Jumu'ah is dropped for the traveler, then it is all the more so that the congregational prayer is dropped for him. And I remind you that our discussion was about the congregational prayer in the mosque. As for two travelers praying together, this is obligatory for them, as evidenced by the previous hadith: , in which there is a command for these two, let alone if they are more than that, to pray the two in congregation.