Yes, he also says that we have issues that have worried me. A person told me in the mosque that regarding the festival prayer, it is not performed except in the open prayer ground, and it is forbidden to perform it in the mosques.
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The questioner : He also says that we have issues that have worried me. A person told me in the mosque that regarding the festival prayer, it is not performed except in the open prayer ground, and it is forbidden to perform it in the mosques. He said that this is taken from the pure Prophetic Sunnah. Is there a Shari'ah basis for this?
The Shaykh : As for the fact that it is better for it to be in the open ground in the prayer ground, there is no doubt about it, for this is the guidance of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), that he used to pray it outside the town in the prayer ground.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : But if there is a need to pray it in the mosques inside the town, whether due to severe cold, rain, fear, or similar legitimate reasons that justify praying it inside the town, then there is no blame in that. Otherwise, it is better for it to be in the prayer ground outside the town.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : But if there is a need to perform it inside the town, there is no blame in that. Yes.
The Shaykh : As for the fact that it is better for it to be in the open ground in the prayer ground, there is no doubt about it, for this is the guidance of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), that he used to pray it outside the town in the prayer ground.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : But if there is a need to pray it in the mosques inside the town, whether due to severe cold, rain, fear, or similar legitimate reasons that justify praying it inside the town, then there is no blame in that. Otherwise, it is better for it to be in the prayer ground outside the town.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : But if there is a need to perform it inside the town, there is no blame in that. Yes.