Ruling on establishing prayer in a mosque that people rarely visit
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Question:
The questioner says in this question: We live in a remote town with a mosque where no one prays...
The Shaykh: What?
The presenter: The questioner says: We live in a remote town with a mosque where no one prays except passersby. This mosque has no mu'adhdhin (one who calls to prayer) because it is a private mosque built by one of the people. Tarawih (the Ramadan night prayer) is not performed in it. Sometimes my husband goes to call the adhan (the call to prayer) and iqamah (the second call, immediately before prayer) and prays alone. Some of the brothers advised us to pray in it, but to no avail. Should my husband continue to pray in it alone, or what is required of us? And is it obligatory for him to pray alone at home?
Answer:
What the questioner's husband did is a good deed, and he is to be thanked for it. We advise him to continue going to the mosque and calling the adhan, perhaps Allah will send someone to pray with him from the passersby or the residents. If no one comes, he prays alone, and praise be to Allah. We advise him to continue and not to pray at home, because mosques were built for this. The believer should go to the mosque; if he finds someone, he prays with them, otherwise he prays alone, and praise be to Allah. It is not permissible to pray at home when mosques exist. The fact that he may not pray with anyone does not harm him; he will have a great reward. Let him call the adhan, for there is virtue in the adhan. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: It is a great virtue. Furthermore, by doing this, he calls people to establish congregational prayer, and he will have a reward like theirs, because he called them to good, so he will have a reward like those who prayed with him: Sahih Muslim 1893a So we advise your husband to continue, do this good deed, go to the mosque, and that this is obligatory upon him, even if the neighbors or others do not attend. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you.
The questioner says in this question: We live in a remote town with a mosque where no one prays...
The Shaykh: What?
The presenter: The questioner says: We live in a remote town with a mosque where no one prays except passersby. This mosque has no mu'adhdhin (one who calls to prayer) because it is a private mosque built by one of the people. Tarawih (the Ramadan night prayer) is not performed in it. Sometimes my husband goes to call the adhan (the call to prayer) and iqamah (the second call, immediately before prayer) and prays alone. Some of the brothers advised us to pray in it, but to no avail. Should my husband continue to pray in it alone, or what is required of us? And is it obligatory for him to pray alone at home?
Answer:
What the questioner's husband did is a good deed, and he is to be thanked for it. We advise him to continue going to the mosque and calling the adhan, perhaps Allah will send someone to pray with him from the passersby or the residents. If no one comes, he prays alone, and praise be to Allah. We advise him to continue and not to pray at home, because mosques were built for this. The believer should go to the mosque; if he finds someone, he prays with them, otherwise he prays alone, and praise be to Allah. It is not permissible to pray at home when mosques exist. The fact that he may not pray with anyone does not harm him; he will have a great reward. Let him call the adhan, for there is virtue in the adhan. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
No jinn or human, no tree or stone, or anything else hears the voice of the mu'adhdhin (one who calls to prayer) but it testifies for him on the Day of Resurrection
لا يسمع صوت المؤذن جن ولا إنس، ولا شجر ولا حجر، ولا شيء؛ إلا شهد له يوم القيامةOne who guides to something good has a reward similar to that of its doer.
من دل على خير فله مثل أجر فاعلهThe presenter: May Allah reward you.
Source
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