If a traveler is traveling on a public road and there is a mosque on this road where people are gathering, should he stop his car and pray with them?
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The questioner : The Shaykh, may Allah reward you, if a traveler is traveling on a public road, and there is a mosque on the road where people are gathering, should he stop his car and pray with them?
The Shaykh : It appears that he is not obligated to stop, because he is a traveler.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : ... if he passes through the same village.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : No, no, they are settled residents, but they are not in villages or cities, so they do not have the ruling of a traveler. They are residents, but Jumu'ah specifically has the characteristic that it is not performed except in a city, a large town, or a village, yes.
The Shaykh : It appears that he is not obligated to stop, because he is a traveler.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : ... if he passes through the same village.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : No, no, they are settled residents, but they are not in villages or cities, so they do not have the ruling of a traveler. They are residents, but Jumu'ah specifically has the characteristic that it is not performed except in a city, a large town, or a village, yes.