If one goes to a village outside the city and then the call to prayer is made for the midday prayer, is he required to pray with the congregation, or is he permitted to leave?

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: If one goes to a village outside the city, which is seventy kilometers away, and his need is finished, and the call to prayer has been made for the midday prayer, is he required to stay until he prays with the congregation in the village, or is it permissible for him to return to his city and pray alone on the way?

Answer:
If he is not causing any inconvenience and nothing is lost by doing so, he should pray with the congregation, respond to the mu'adhdhin, and pray with the congregation. However, if he needs to travel and it would be harmful for him to stay, there is no harm. Yes.