Many people come to Makkah to seize the opportunities for good, especially in the month of Ramadan, and they stay around the Haram, with some staying in places where
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The questioner : May Allah reward you. This questioner says, summarizing his question, that many people come to Makkah to seize the opportunities for good, especially in the month of Ramadan, and they stay around the Haram, with some staying in places where there are mosques in which congregations and group prayers are held. Is it better for these people who stay in places with mosques to come to al-Masjid al-Haram to perform the five daily prayers, the tarawih prayer, and the night prayer, or to stay in their places and perform the obligatory prayers and other acts in the mosque near them?
The Shaykh : The best thing is for a person to do what he sees is purer for his heart and stronger for his faith. It may be that his prayer in a mosque far from al-Masjid al-Haram is more reverent toward Allah and more focused, in which case that place is preferred. However, if the benefits are equal, whether in al-Masjid al-Haram or in other mosques, there is no doubt that al-Masjid al-Haram is better than the others.
In summary, if his prayer in other mosques is more humble and more tranquil, he should pray in them. If the two are equal, he should pray in al-Masjid al-Haram.
We have a principle mentioned by the scholars, which is: The virtue attached to the act of worship itself is more deserving of attention than the virtue attached to its time or place. And they based the following on this:
First: Praying at the beginning of the time is better. So if a person is holding back his urine, he should delay until he relieves himself, then performs wudu, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)Riyad as-Salihin 1753 Even though delaying it means delaying from the beginning of the time, which is better, based on the fact that what is attached to the act of worship itself is more deserving of attention than what is attached to its time.
As for the place, the jurists (may Allah have mercy on them) said: Running during the arrival tawaf is more deserving of attention than being close to the Ka'bah. Being close to the Ka'bah is better in terms of place, and running is better in terms of the act of worship itself, so what is attached to the act of worship itself is prioritized over what is attached to the manner of the worship by the place of worship. Yes.
The Shaykh : The best thing is for a person to do what he sees is purer for his heart and stronger for his faith. It may be that his prayer in a mosque far from al-Masjid al-Haram is more reverent toward Allah and more focused, in which case that place is preferred. However, if the benefits are equal, whether in al-Masjid al-Haram or in other mosques, there is no doubt that al-Masjid al-Haram is better than the others.
In summary, if his prayer in other mosques is more humble and more tranquil, he should pray in them. If the two are equal, he should pray in al-Masjid al-Haram.
We have a principle mentioned by the scholars, which is: The virtue attached to the act of worship itself is more deserving of attention than the virtue attached to its time or place. And they based the following on this:
First: Praying at the beginning of the time is better. So if a person is holding back his urine, he should delay until he relieves himself, then performs wudu, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
No Salat (prayer) should be performed when the food has been served, nor should it be performed when a person is in need of relieving himself.
لا صلاة بحضرة طعام ولا وهو يدافعه الأخبثانAs for the place, the jurists (may Allah have mercy on them) said: Running during the arrival tawaf is more deserving of attention than being close to the Ka'bah. Being close to the Ka'bah is better in terms of place, and running is better in terms of the act of worship itself, so what is attached to the act of worship itself is prioritized over what is attached to the manner of the worship by the place of worship. Yes.