The Ruling on Bringing Coffee, Food, and Toys into the Mosque

Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This is a woman asking, and she says: I am a woman who attends the lessons in this mosque, and I bring small toys for my young son to amuse him with. Is this permissible? And what is your view of those who bring coffee and food into the mosque?

Answer:
As for bringing coffee and food into the mosque: there is nothing wrong with coffee, or with drinks that invigorate the attendees; there is nothing wrong with them. As for food, there is no need for it and no necessity for it, except for a stranger—a stranger who has no family. It is permissible to bring food for him into the mosque and for him to eat in the mosque. As for a person who has a home, if he goes to his home he eats and does not bring food into the mosque. As for drinks, there is nothing wrong with them, whether coffee, water, or otherwise; there is nothing wrong with them. As for toys, if they are in the form of images, it is not permissible to bring them, nor is it permissible to raise a child with them, because they are forbidden images. But if they are toys without images, there is nothing wrong with that.