Is it permissible to pray the festival prayer in the mosque if the imam refuses to go out to the prayer ground?

Question:
In his final question, he says—O honorable Shaykh—this questioner states: In the prayer of the two festivals, the people of our village do not go out of the mosque. My companions and I informed them that the Sunnah for the prayer of the two festivals is to be performed in a prayer ground, but the imam refused. Should we and the young men pray with him in the prayer ground and leave this imam and those with him, or should we pray with them in the mosque for the festival prayer? This imam is always stubborn, and we are always in discussion with him. Should we sit with him or leave sitting with him?

Answer:
Pray with them and do not separate yourselves alone. Pray with them, and it is not permissible to engage in discord and disagreement. Pray with them in the mosque, and praise be to Allah. Raise the matter to the judge or the court, for there is blessing in the court; it will advise them and guide them to good. As for you, pray with them and do not dispute. You must maintain agreement and cooperate in righteousness and piety, and leave off arguing. Raise the matter to the court, for there is blessing in it, if Allah wills.

The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.