country, and many of the brothers in the mosque dislike the imam,
because his khutbahs are too long and he reviles the people. Should we
pray behind him or go to the Turkish mosque? There is no third mosque,
only these two. Please advise us, may Allah reward you.
Praise be to Allaah.
If the imam reviles the people and causes difficulties for them by
making his khutbah too long, then there is nothing wrong with them
praying Jumu'ah inthe other mosque. Rather there is nothing wrong in
the first place with a person praying inwhichever of the two mosques
he wants, but itis better if he prays in his neighbourhood mosque,
unless there arethings in the Turkish mosque that are contrary to
sharee'ah, that you have not mentioned, which made you feel reluctant
to move to it. In that case you should tell us about that.
You should advise the imam and call upon him to make the khutbah
shorter and pay attention to the congregation's situation.
Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen (may Allah have mercy on him) was asked: Is it
permissible for a worshipper on Friday to leave the mosque that is in
his own locality and go to another mosque that is further away,
because the khateeb there is more knowledgeable and speaks well.
He replied: It is better forthe people of a neighbourhood to pray in
their own mosque, so that they can get to know one another and create
friendships among themselves, and thus encourage one another. But if a
person goes to another mosque for religious benefits, such as
acquiring knowledge or listening to a khutbah that will have more of
an impact on him and help him gain more knowledge, there is nothing
wrong with that. The Sahaabah (may Allah be pleased with them) used to
pray with the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon
him) in his mosque, because of the virtue of the imam and the virtue
of the mosque, then theywould go and pray in their local mosques, as
Mu'aadh (may Allah be pleased with him) used to do at the time of the
Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him). The Prophet
(blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) knewabout that but did not
rebuke him.
End quote from Fataawa Islamiyyah.
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