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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is it better to pray in the main mosque or the one that is farther away?

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Question:
Is it better to pray in the main mosque, or is it better to pray in the one that requires more steps?

Answer:
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
The people who have the greatest reward in prayer are those who walk the farthestأعظم الناس في الصلاة أجرا أبعدهم
and the one who walks the farthest, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
A man's prayer said along with another is purer than his prayer said alone, and his prayer with two men is purer than his prayer with oneصلاة الرجل مع الرجل أزكى من صلاته وحده، ومع الرجلين أزكى من صلاته مع الرجل
Sunan Abi Dawud 554Hasan (Al-Albani)
, and whatever is greater is more beloved to Allah. The greater the congregation and the farther the mosque, the better.
Q: Even if it is not the main mosque?
A: Even if it is not the main mosque.
Source binbaz.org.sa

The Arabic text is copied verbatim from the original source, without any edits.

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