Is it permissible for a group who are not far from the mosque to pray on their own if they are in a rest area?
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The questioner : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
His EminenceThe Shaykh : We are a group of young men who gather in our rest area from before Maghrib until after the 'Isha' prayer. We pray in the rest area and do not go to the mosque. The mosque is neither close nor far. Is our prayer valid in this gathering, given that we are ten individuals, sometimes more and sometimes fewer?
The Shaykh : The prayer is valid, but: is it permissible or not?
Some scholars say: if the mosque is close enough that they can reach it on foot, not by car, it is obligatory for them to pray in the mosque. But if they cannot reach it on foot, they pray in their location.
His EminenceThe Shaykh : We are a group of young men who gather in our rest area from before Maghrib until after the 'Isha' prayer. We pray in the rest area and do not go to the mosque. The mosque is neither close nor far. Is our prayer valid in this gathering, given that we are ten individuals, sometimes more and sometimes fewer?
The Shaykh : The prayer is valid, but: is it permissible or not?
Some scholars say: if the mosque is close enough that they can reach it on foot, not by car, it is obligatory for them to pray in the mosque. But if they cannot reach it on foot, they pray in their location.