Choosing certain Masjids to offer Tarawih therein

Q 2: There are some Muslims who do not observe Jumu`ah (Friday) Prayer, the two `Eid Prayers and Tarawih (special supererogatory night Prayer in Ramadan) in this Masjid (mosque), but they go to other Masjids. They do so because the two Imams (those who lead congregational Prayer) leading Salah in this Masjid are not knowledgeable in the Prophetic Hadiths and they do not memorize the Book of Allah. They work as teachers in the Arabic school for the Arabs and Turkish language for Turkish people. So, are those who abandon this Masjid and go to another one sinful? A: It is preferable for a Muslim to observe Salah behind an Imam who can perform it perfectly and properly, whether he is the Imam of the neighboring Masjid or another one, provided that nothing bad results from going to the Masjid which is distant from his house, (Part No. 5; Page No. 291


A: It is preferable for a Muslim to observe Salah behind an Imam who can perform it perfectly and properly, whether he is the Imam of the neighboring Masjid or another one, provided that nothing bad results from going to the Masjid which is distant from his house, (Part No. 5; Page No. 291) as the Imam of the neighboring Masjid or those who frequent the Masjid may feel embarrassed because he abandoned them and went to other people.


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