The ruling on sitting in the mosque without wudu'
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Question:
If my wudu' is broken while I am in the mosque and I am listening to a lecture or a lesson in religious knowledge, is there a sin on me if I remain in the mosque listening to the lesson without ritual purity? Because if I go to renew my wudu', I might miss the lesson. I perform wudu' when the adhan for prayer is called. Am I in sin?
Answer:
There is no harm in a person sitting in the mosque without wudu'. What is forbidden is sitting while in a state of janabah, or for a menstruating woman who is in a state of major ritual impurity. It is not permissible for her to sit in the mosque until she performs ghusl. As for wudu', it is recommended. If he sits, there is no blame on him. There is no blame on him; it is permissible for him to sleep in the mosque. Yes.
If my wudu' is broken while I am in the mosque and I am listening to a lecture or a lesson in religious knowledge, is there a sin on me if I remain in the mosque listening to the lesson without ritual purity? Because if I go to renew my wudu', I might miss the lesson. I perform wudu' when the adhan for prayer is called. Am I in sin?
Answer:
There is no harm in a person sitting in the mosque without wudu'. What is forbidden is sitting while in a state of janabah, or for a menstruating woman who is in a state of major ritual impurity. It is not permissible for her to sit in the mosque until she performs ghusl. As for wudu', it is recommended. If he sits, there is no blame on him. There is no blame on him; it is permissible for him to sleep in the mosque. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [293] حكم الجلوس في المسجد على غير وضوء - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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