A questioner says: What is the ruling on performing the festival prayer in the mosques?
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The questioner : Noble Shaykh, what is the ruling on performing the festival prayer in the mosques?
The Shaykh : The Sunnah for the festival prayer is that it be performed in the open desert, because the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to go out to the open desert for the festival prayer, even though he informed that prayer in his mosque is better than a thousand prayers, and yet he would leave the prayer in his mosque to go out to the prayer ground to pray there. Accordingly, the Sunnah is for people to go out to the open desert in order to perform this prayer, which is considered one of the distinctive rites of Islam. However, the two Sacred Mosques have had the festival prayer performed in the Sacred Mosque itself and in the Prophet’s Mosque itself for a long time, and the Muslims have followed this practice for a long time. Yes, take this, I will give the brother a question.
The Shaykh : The Sunnah for the festival prayer is that it be performed in the open desert, because the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to go out to the open desert for the festival prayer, even though he informed that prayer in his mosque is better than a thousand prayers, and yet he would leave the prayer in his mosque to go out to the prayer ground to pray there. Accordingly, the Sunnah is for people to go out to the open desert in order to perform this prayer, which is considered one of the distinctive rites of Islam. However, the two Sacred Mosques have had the festival prayer performed in the Sacred Mosque itself and in the Prophet’s Mosque itself for a long time, and the Muslims have followed this practice for a long time. Yes, take this, I will give the brother a question.