The Ruling on the Prayer of One Who Is Far from the Mosque in His Home
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Question:
After this, a message reached the program from one of the listening brothers, in which he asks Your Eminence two questions: The first question is: There is a group of men who live in a house far from people; it is somewhat remote, and the nearest mosque to this house is a little more than a kilometer away. They hear the call to prayer from mosques that are more than two kilometers away due to factors such as the power of the loudspeakers. Among these men is one who is skilled in recitation, and they have appointed him as their imam. They have designated a specific place for prayer, and they perform all the prayers in congregation, establishing the prayer. Is it permissible for these men to pray in their private mosque here, even if they are only three or four, given that means of transportation are available, though they become difficult at certain times? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
If they hear the call to prayer without a loudspeaker—if they listen to it during quiet times and hear the call—then they are obligated to go to the mosque on foot or by means of transportation. However, if they are so far away that they do not hear the call except through the loudspeaker, then they are not obligated to go. If they pray in their place in congregation, that suffices. And if they are patient and go to the mosques, even if they do not hear the call except through the loudspeaker, and if they are patient and go to the mosques on foot or by means of transportation, that is better for them, more excellent, and further from doubt, and also further from being lenient regarding this great matter.
So my advice to these men is to be patient with some hardship and to go to the mosques; because Satan may make leniency attractive to them and say to them: "You do not hear it." But they do hear the call if they listen. However, the believer should seek out what is good, hasten to it, stay away from doubt, and suspect leniency in the matter of Allah. Going on foot, every step raises Allah by it a degree, removes from him by it a sin, and Allah records for him by it a good deed. This is a great good, and so it is with cars.
So my advice to everyone is to take care of the congregational prayer and to go to the mosques, even if there is some slight hardship in it, so praise be to Allah. But the dispensation for them is a dispensation if they do not hear the call to prayer except for the loudspeakers, if they do not hear the call to prayer because of the distance of the mosque from them; then there is no blame on them. Yes.
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
After this, a message reached the program from one of the listening brothers, in which he asks Your Eminence two questions: The first question is: There is a group of men who live in a house far from people; it is somewhat remote, and the nearest mosque to this house is a little more than a kilometer away. They hear the call to prayer from mosques that are more than two kilometers away due to factors such as the power of the loudspeakers. Among these men is one who is skilled in recitation, and they have appointed him as their imam. They have designated a specific place for prayer, and they perform all the prayers in congregation, establishing the prayer. Is it permissible for these men to pray in their private mosque here, even if they are only three or four, given that means of transportation are available, though they become difficult at certain times? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
If they hear the call to prayer without a loudspeaker—if they listen to it during quiet times and hear the call—then they are obligated to go to the mosque on foot or by means of transportation. However, if they are so far away that they do not hear the call except through the loudspeaker, then they are not obligated to go. If they pray in their place in congregation, that suffices. And if they are patient and go to the mosques, even if they do not hear the call except through the loudspeaker, and if they are patient and go to the mosques on foot or by means of transportation, that is better for them, more excellent, and further from doubt, and also further from being lenient regarding this great matter.
So my advice to these men is to be patient with some hardship and to go to the mosques; because Satan may make leniency attractive to them and say to them: "You do not hear it." But they do hear the call if they listen. However, the believer should seek out what is good, hasten to it, stay away from doubt, and suspect leniency in the matter of Allah. Going on foot, every step raises Allah by it a degree, removes from him by it a sin, and Allah records for him by it a good deed. This is a great good, and so it is with cars.
So my advice to everyone is to take care of the congregational prayer and to go to the mosques, even if there is some slight hardship in it, so praise be to Allah. But the dispensation for them is a dispensation if they do not hear the call to prayer except for the loudspeakers, if they do not hear the call to prayer because of the distance of the mosque from them; then there is no blame on them. Yes.
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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