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The ruling on praying in congregation at a rest stop when a mosque is nearby

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Question:
May Allah reward you. This questioner says: We are a group who sit in a rest stop and we pray Maghrib and 'Isha' in congregation at the rest stop, because we are about ten people and there is a mosque in front of the rest stop. Do we get the reward of the congregation at the rest stop?

Answer:
If you have a mosque nearby, it is not permissible for you to pray at the rest stop. You go to the mosque and pray with the Muslims. Whoever hears the call to prayer and does not come to it has no prayer, except for one who has an excuse. You are close to the mosque, so you must answer the call, pray with the Muslims, and then return to your rest stop, as you called it a rest stop. I swear by Allah, I do not know if it is a rest stop or, I mean, playing and staying up late, or what I know what it is. Yes, I am afraid it is not a rest stop. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/2524] حكم صلاة الجماعة في الاستراحة مع وجود مسجد قريب - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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