Prayer in a City Where There Is No Mosque

13-11-2000 | IslamWeb

Question:

I am living in Ukriane, in the town [Dnepropetrovsk] we have not Masjid here and I have not friends here. I want to know when I can do [Al Salawat] every day?

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Answer:

All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger.

We would like to advise you, dear brother, to look for an Islamic center in your area and to get in touch with the Muslims there, they will undoubtedly cooperate with you and provide you with a time table chart which outlines the prayer times.
You should also look for Muslims in your area; if you find any Muslim there, you should try with him to make a Mosque (prayer place) if it is possible. Even a room could be set aside for performing the prayer and calling the Athan and Iqamah.
If this is not possible for you, then you should at least pray every prayer at its particular time at any place provided the latter is clean.

You should spare no effort to perform the prayers at their proper times as Allah Commanded us. Allah Says (what means): {And when you have completed the prayer, remember Allah standing, sitting, or [lying] on your sides. But when you become secure, re-establish [regular] prayer. Indeed, prayer has been decreed upon the believers a decree of specified times.} [Quran 4:103]

For more benefit on Muslims living in non-Muslim countries, please refer to Fatawa 81142, 88291, 377986, 81642, 369667, 81464 and 89879.

For more benefit on studying in non-Muslim countries, please refer to Fatwa 82091.

For more benefit on the categories of Muslims who live in non-Muslim countries regarding migration, please refer to Fatawa 86405 and 446227.

Allah knows best.