His house is far away from the mosque – can he pray ‘Isha’ and taraaweeh with his wife at home?
Question

                I have been sent to study in a western country, accompanied by my wife. The mosque is very far from my home and there are no Muslims around me. Is it permissible for me to offer the obligatory prayers and taraaweeh in congregation with my wife? May Allaah reward you with good.
Praise be to Allah.
    Firstly: Prayer in congregation in the mosque is obligatory 
    for both residents and travellers alike. Please see question no.
    45815. 

    Secondly: prayer in congregation in the mosque is only 
    obligatory for those who are near the mosque and can hear the adhaan from 
    the mosque without the aid of loudspeakers, because of the report narrated 
    by Muslim from Abu Hurayrah who said: A blind man came to the Prophet  
    (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and said: “O Messenger of 
    Allaah, I do not have any guide to bring me to the mosque,” and he asked the 
    Messenger of Allaah  (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) for a 
    concession allowing him to pray at home, and he allowed him that. Then when 
    he turned to leave, he called him back and said: “Can you hear the call to 
    prayer?” He said, “Yes.” He said: “Then answer it.” Narrated by Muslim. 

    Whoever is far away from the mosque and cannot hear the call 
    without loudspeakers is not obliged to pray in congregation in the mosque. 
    See question no. 20655. 
    If there is such a distance between your house and the mosque, then there is 
    nothing wrong with you offering the obligatory prayers and taraaweeh in 
    congregation with your wife at home, in fact this is better before Allaah 
    than your praying alone. 

    The reward is greater, for both obligatory and naafil 
    prayers, the more worshippers are present in the congregation. 

    It was narrated that Ubayy ibn Ka’b said: The Messenger of 
    Allaah  (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “… a man’s 
    prayer with another man is better than his praying alone, and his praying 
    with two men is better than his praying with one man. The more people there 
    are, the more beloved that is to Allaah.” Narrated by al-Nasaa’i, 843; Abu 
    Dawood, 554. See al-Silsilah al-Saheehah, 1912. 

    Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen said: 
The Prophet  (peace 
    and blessings of Allaah be upon him) described a man praying with another 
    man as being better than his praying alone, which implies that it is greater 
    in reward. 

    As’ilat al-Baab il-Maftooh, 
    question no. 
    1464. 

    For more information on praying taraaweeh in congregation 
    please see question no. 
    21740.