Praying at a Further Masjid

There is an Imam that leads the prayer at the Masjid close to us, he exaggerates the recital and changes its natural flow, so we go to a Masjid further down. Some brothers believe that this is the passing of the Masjid that has been prohibited, is this true?

No this has not been prohibited, the more a person travels and increases his footsteps, the better and greater the reward.

If a person passes a Masjid to pray at another Masjid in which he is more at rest in, and listening to the recital at it is better for his heart, then there is no problem in this inshaAllah.

The prohibition is in a person leaving the Masjid after the Adhaan has been called, except for a necessity.

Note that Al-Lajnah ad-Daa-imah was asked:

What is the ruling of passing by the closer Masjid to go to a further Masjid?

Praying at the closer Masjid takes precedence, except for a reason such as a class being conducted at the further Masjid or the presence of a larger number of people for the prayer. This can be done with the condition that the congregational prayer is not abolished in the closer Masjid.

Fatwah: #987