Some of the young people like to perform i'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque) in the last ten days of Ramadan, so they go to a specific mosque on the grounds that the congregation there is large and that their purpose is
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The questioner : In this questioner's question, he says: Some of the young people like to perform i'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque) in the last ten days of Ramadan, so they go to a specific mosque on the grounds that the mosque, or the congregation there, is large, and that their purpose is to increase their faith, even though there are many mosques in the village. Does this going count as traveling for the sake of a mosque? Please inform us, and may Allah reward you with good?
The Shaykh : It does not count as traveling for the sake of a mosque as long as the mosque is in the town. Traveling for the sake of a mosque means that a person travels from one town to another for the sake of the mosque.
The questioner : Yes, Shaykh.
The Shaykh : So there is nothing wrong with them if they choose a mosque in the town where they gather, provided it has a merit such as a large congregation, the good recitation of the imam, or something similar. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : It does not count as traveling for the sake of a mosque as long as the mosque is in the town. Traveling for the sake of a mosque means that a person travels from one town to another for the sake of the mosque.
The questioner : Yes, Shaykh.
The Shaykh : So there is nothing wrong with them if they choose a mosque in the town where they gather, provided it has a merit such as a large congregation, the good recitation of the imam, or something similar. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.