The ruling on one who prays in congregation at his workplace while a mosque is nearby
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Question:
At our workplace, we have a designated area for prayer where we perform the midday prayer. There is a mosque next to us. Is it permissible for us to pray in our administration's prayer area, or is it obligatory for us to pray in the mosque next to us?
Answer:
It is obligatory for you to pray in the mosque next to you, based on his statement:Bulugh al-Maram 2:308 I taught him. A man came to him (peace and blessings be upon him) who was in a high position, and said: O Messenger of Allah, I have no leader to lead me from Makkah. Do I have a dispensation to pray in my house? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Bulugh al-Maram 2:307 So it is strange.
It is established from him (peace and blessings be upon him) that he intended to burn down the houses of those who lagged behind. He intended to burn down the houses of those who lagged behind because of their lagging behind from the congregational prayer in the mosque. So it is obligatory for the believer and for all believers to pray in the women’s section.
If it was close to them, but if it is far, such that they do not hear the voice of the caller, the voice of the mu'adhdhin, at the appropriate quiet times, then they are not required to pray in the far mosque. They may pray in their place, and there is no harm. As for the loudspeaker, the loudspeaker is heard from far away. But if the mosque is close such that the mu'adhdhin calls at the usual times and they hear him, they are required to pray in it and go there.
At our workplace, we have a designated area for prayer where we perform the midday prayer. There is a mosque next to us. Is it permissible for us to pray in our administration's prayer area, or is it obligatory for us to pray in the mosque next to us?
Answer:
It is obligatory for you to pray in the mosque next to you, based on his statement:
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
النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم من سمع النداء فلم يأت فلا صلاة له إلا منCan you hear the Adhan (call) for prayer?" He answered, "Yes". He [the Prophet (ﷺ)] said,
هل تسمع النداء بالصلاة قال نعم قالIt is established from him (peace and blessings be upon him) that he intended to burn down the houses of those who lagged behind. He intended to burn down the houses of those who lagged behind because of their lagging behind from the congregational prayer in the mosque. So it is obligatory for the believer and for all believers to pray in the women’s section.
If it was close to them, but if it is far, such that they do not hear the voice of the caller, the voice of the mu'adhdhin, at the appropriate quiet times, then they are not required to pray in the far mosque. They may pray in their place, and there is no harm. As for the loudspeaker, the loudspeaker is heard from far away. But if the mosque is close such that the mu'adhdhin calls at the usual times and they hear him, they are required to pray in it and go there.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ ابن باز Alsheikh Binbaz»، 3318 - حكم من صلى في مكان عمله جماعة وبجواره مسجد - نور على الدرب — youtube.com
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