Is the text of the hadith also authentic, O Shaykh? The Shaykh: What?

The questioner : Is it authentic from 'Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: "There is no prayer for the neighbor of the mosque except in the mosque"?

The Shaykh : This was narrated as marfu' from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), but it is not authentic. As for it being from 'Ali himself and mawquf upon him, nothing comes to my mind regarding it at the moment.

The questioner : Okay; is the text of the hadith also authentic, O Shaykh?

The Shaykh : Yes?

The questioner : The text of the hadith? This hadith?

The Shaykh : The text of the hadith is not authentic... because it implies the invalidity of prayer in a distant mosque if the nearby neighbor does not pray in his mosque. However, there is a hadith that forbids following the mosques; this implies, among other things, that one should pray in the nearby mosque. However, this has details; the summary is: the prohibition applies when one intends to increase the number of steps... in the distant mosque; for this reason, this is what the Messenger (peace be upon him) forbade; unlike 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 following the mosques.