What is the ruling on a person praying the obligatory prayer in one place and then moving to another place to pray the voluntary prayer?
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The questioner : What is the ruling on a person praying the obligatory prayer in one place, and then moving to another place to pray the voluntary prayer?
The Shaykh : There is nothing wrong with this. In fact, the scholars said: if a person prays the obligatory prayer in a place, he should move to another place, based on the hadith of Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him), that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)Sunan Abi Dawud 1129Sahih (Al-Albani), and because separating the obligatory prayer from the voluntary prayer is a consideration in the Shari'ah.
However, if the rows are crowded, he should not harm the people by moving from the place of the obligatory prayer to another place to pray the voluntary prayer.
It is also recommended for a person to pray all voluntary prayers in his house, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):Bulugh al-Maram 2:313, and because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not pray voluntary prayers except in his house.
The Shaykh : There is nothing wrong with this. In fact, the scholars said: if a person prays the obligatory prayer in a place, he should move to another place, based on the hadith of Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him), that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
gave the precise command not to join on prayer till you have engaged in conversation or gone out
أمر أن لا توصل صلاة بصلاة حتى يخرج أو يتكلمHowever, if the rows are crowded, he should not harm the people by moving from the place of the obligatory prayer to another place to pray the voluntary prayer.
It is also recommended for a person to pray all voluntary prayers in his house, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):