The Journey of Light-103
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The questioner : Is it authentic from 'Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: Sunan ad-Daraqutni 3:592?
The Shaykh : This was narrated as marfu' (traced to the Prophet) to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), but it is not authentic. As for it being from 'Ali himself and mawquf (stopping at a Companion) upon him, nothing comes to my mind regarding it at this moment.
The questioner : Okay, is the text of the hadith also authentic, meaning, is it valid, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : The text of the hadith.
The Shaykh : The text of the hadith is not correct in its meaning, because it necessitates the invalidity of prayer in a distant mosque if one does not pray in the nearby mosque. However, there is a hadith that forbids seeking out mosques, and this implicitly necessitates praying in the nearby mosque. But this has a detailed explanation, the summary of which is that the prohibition applies when one intends to increase the steps taken to go to a distant mosque; this is considered [forbidden].
As for intentionally praying in a distant mosque for this purpose, this is what the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade. This is different from when one intends to pray in a distant mosque because there is knowledge there, or a sermon, or something similar; this does not fall under the prohibition of seeking out mosques.
There is no prayer for a neighbor of the mosque except in the mosque
لا صلاة لجار المسجد إلا في المسجدThe Shaykh : This was narrated as marfu' (traced to the Prophet) to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), but it is not authentic. As for it being from 'Ali himself and mawquf (stopping at a Companion) upon him, nothing comes to my mind regarding it at this moment.
The questioner : Okay, is the text of the hadith also authentic, meaning, is it valid, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : The text of the hadith.
The Shaykh : The text of the hadith is not correct in its meaning, because it necessitates the invalidity of prayer in a distant mosque if one does not pray in the nearby mosque. However, there is a hadith that forbids seeking out mosques, and this implicitly necessitates praying in the nearby mosque. But this has a detailed explanation, the summary of which is that the prohibition applies when one intends to increase the steps taken to go to a distant mosque; this is considered [forbidden].
As for intentionally praying in a distant mosque for this purpose, this is what the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade. This is different from when one intends to pray in a distant mosque because there is knowledge there, or a sermon, or something similar; this does not fall under the prohibition of seeking out mosques.