If a group is at a rest stop and there is a roadside mosque in front of them, is it obligatory for them to pray in it?
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The questioner : May Allah guide you, O Shaykh. A group of people are sitting in one of the farms, and the times for the Maghrib and Isha' prayers arrive for them. There is a mosque near them, approximately four hundred meters away, and they can hear the call to prayer. This is a roadside mosque and does not have a permanent imam. Do they go to this mosque to pray, or not?
The Shaykh : There is no doubt that their praying in the mosque is more preferable. First: to establish the congregation. As long as it is a roadside mosque, the congregation may be established there, or it may not. So, their going there to establish the congregation and calling the adhan for the five daily prayers is undoubtedly more preferable. However, it is not obligatory, because this mosque was not an established mosque in which the five daily prayers are performed. Yes, after that.
The questioner : Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : There is no doubt that their praying in the mosque is more preferable. First: to establish the congregation. As long as it is a roadside mosque, the congregation may be established there, or it may not. So, their going there to establish the congregation and calling the adhan for the five daily prayers is undoubtedly more preferable. However, it is not obligatory, because this mosque was not an established mosque in which the five daily prayers are performed. Yes, after that.
The questioner : Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : Peace be upon you.