Regarding congregational prayer while traveling, is it valid in the house if we are a group?

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The questioner : O Shaykh, regarding congregational prayer while traveling, is it valid in the house if we are a group?

The Shaykh : If you are a group in a place far from the mosques, there is no harm. But if you are in a place nearby, you are the same as the people of the town, due to the generality of the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):

If you hear the Iqamah, you must walk to the prayer (place) with tranquility and dignity

إذا سمعتم الإقامة فامشوا إلى الصلاة وعليكم السكينة والوقار

Bulugh al-Maram 2:329

And his saying to the man who asked his permission to leave the congregation:

Do you hear summons (adhan)? He said: Yes.

تسمع النداء ؟ قال : نعم قال : فأجب

Sunan Abi Dawud 552Hasan Sahih (Al-Albani)

Likewise, regarding Jumu'ah, if you are in a town and Jumu'ah is established, it is obligatory for you to attend Jumu'ah, due to the generality of the saying of Allah the Exalted:

O you who have believed, when [the adhan] is called for the prayer on the day of Jumu'ah [Friday], then proceed to the remembrance of Allah

يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِذَا نُودِيَ لِلصَّلاةِ مِنْ يَوْمِ الْجُمُعَةِ فَاسَعَوْا إِلَى ذِكْرِ اللَّهِ

[Al-Jumu'ah 62:9]

Yes.

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