The ruling on one who intends to pray in congregation and finds two congregations at the same time
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It has been observed that in some mosques located along roads, there are two congregations at the same time. Is this correct?
No, the preferred course is that if you enter and there is a congregation, you should pray with them, according to your own intention.
The questioner: But what if there are two congregations at the same time?The Shaykh: If you find two congregations, the most likely case is that the one closer to the qiblah is the first one, so you should pray with it, because it appears that the second congregation is an addition to the first congregation.
No, the preferred course is that if you enter and there is a congregation, you should pray with them, according to your own intention.
The questioner: But what if there are two congregations at the same time?The Shaykh: If you find two congregations, the most likely case is that the one closer to the qiblah is the first one, so you should pray with it, because it appears that the second congregation is an addition to the first congregation.