Is it recommended to pray on the ground floor of the Sacred Mosque if there is space?
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The questioner : Shaykh, regarding what you mentioned once, that the Sacred Mosque has no time of disliked prayer, meaning that whenever a person prays, any voluntary prayer he prays falls under this virtue.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Now, given that there is space on the lower floor and the second floor, should one strive to pray on the lower floor for this reason?
The Shaykh : That is the principle. It is not just the prayer, but the tawaf and the sa'y, all of it. Unless there is hardship for him, in which case he moves up to the upper floor.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Now, given that there is space on the lower floor and the second floor, should one strive to pray on the lower floor for this reason?
The Shaykh : That is the principle. It is not just the prayer, but the tawaf and the sa'y, all of it. Unless there is hardship for him, in which case he moves up to the upper floor.
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