Leaving a mosque with few worshippers to pray with the Muslim congregation
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The questioner:
We are in an area belonging to Ta'if, and we have a mosque, but there are few worshippers in it, and sometimes I pray alone. So, should I leave it and pray with the Muslim congregation to earn reward?
The Shaykh:
Okay.
The questioner:
He says that he is in an area belonging to Ta'if, and they have a mosque, but there are few worshippers in it, and sometimes he prays alone. So, should he leave it and pray with the Muslim congregation to earn reward?
The Shaykh:
There is no doubt; it is obligatory upon you, it is obligatory upon you to pray with the Muslim congregation if there is a mosque near you and you are able to reach it. This is obligatory.
The questioner:
He says, Shaykh, that they have a mosque, but there are no worshippers, or very few.
The Shaykh:
Yes, the mosque is not sufficient; it is necessary for the congregation to go to a mosque near them that has a congregation. If he does not have a mosque, or a mosque near him, he prays even if he is alone, yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
We are in an area belonging to Ta'if, and we have a mosque, but there are few worshippers in it, and sometimes I pray alone. So, should I leave it and pray with the Muslim congregation to earn reward?
The Shaykh:
Okay.
The questioner:
He says that he is in an area belonging to Ta'if, and they have a mosque, but there are few worshippers in it, and sometimes he prays alone. So, should he leave it and pray with the Muslim congregation to earn reward?
The Shaykh:
There is no doubt; it is obligatory upon you, it is obligatory upon you to pray with the Muslim congregation if there is a mosque near you and you are able to reach it. This is obligatory.
The questioner:
He says, Shaykh, that they have a mosque, but there are no worshippers, or very few.
The Shaykh:
Yes, the mosque is not sufficient; it is necessary for the congregation to go to a mosque near them that has a congregation. If he does not have a mosque, or a mosque near him, he prays even if he is alone, yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، اللقاء المفتوح في جامع والدة خادم الحرمين الشريفين بالطائف 25-11-1439هـ\صالح الفوزان\كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:08:15)
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