If a man finds the mosque closed, does he pray this sunnah anywhere?
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The questioner : Shaykh, may Allah preserve you, if in some building...
The Shaykh : If?
The questioner : the mosques are closed.
The Shaykh : If, if? Start over from the beginning?
The questioner : In some countries, Shaykh, the mosques are closed at night.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Do we mean, if he enters, arrives in the country, and finds the mosques closed, does he pray anywhere before... ..
The Shaykh : No, no, no, I do not think so, because the mosques have a special distinction, which is that they are the houses of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). But say, do we say that if he enters his house, he prays two rak'ahs first before greeting his family? It appears not. If he finds the mosques open, he prays in them; otherwise, it is dropped due to the difficulty of finding a place. Yes, Khalid?
The Shaykh : If?
The questioner : the mosques are closed.
The Shaykh : If, if? Start over from the beginning?
The questioner : In some countries, Shaykh, the mosques are closed at night.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Do we mean, if he enters, arrives in the country, and finds the mosques closed, does he pray anywhere before... ..
The Shaykh : No, no, no, I do not think so, because the mosques have a special distinction, which is that they are the houses of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). But say, do we say that if he enters his house, he prays two rak'ahs first before greeting his family? It appears not. If he finds the mosques open, he prays in them; otherwise, it is dropped due to the difficulty of finding a place. Yes, Khalid?