Is it advisable to move to a new residence close to work that lacks a nearby mosque, knowing that the old residence is far but has mosques, in order to overcome the hardship of commuting and the waste of time?
"Proximity to a mosque is a great blessing, enabling a Muslim to perform prayers in congregation. However, there is no harm in moving to a new residence that does not have a mosque nearby. It is not obligatory for a person to live next to a mosque, nor is it forbidden for him to move from a residence that has a mosque nearby. What is required religiously is to pray in the mosque if one is nearby at prayer time. If the mosque is far away, one is not obligated to go to it. The residents of a neighborhood where there is no mosque should strive to establish a mosque near them, because congregational prayer contains great good and both religious and worldly benefits. One who habitually abandons congregational prayer in the mosque is feared to become negligent of it even when praying alone."
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