Is it true that you issue a ruling that it is not permissible to place heaters in front of the worshippers in the mosque?
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The questioner:
He says: Is it true that you (may Allah preserve you) have issued a ruling that it is not permissible to place heaters in front of the worshippers in the mosques?
The Shaykh:
My brother, a fatwa was issued with my signature and the signatures of the sheikhs stating that there is no harm in using heaters in mosques. As for the one who said I issued this fatwa, yes, the fatwa exists, or it has the signature of Shaykh Ibn Baz as well. Yes.
The presenter:
He says: Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
It is not fire, and even if it is hot and burns, it is not fire. Yes.
The presenter:
He says: Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
What is meant by it is the fire that is lit with wood, which the Majus worship, because the Majus worship fire and light fires for worship. Yes.
The presenter:
They emit heat.
The Shaykh:
The bulb in front of you now is fire. Yes.
He says: Is it true that you (may Allah preserve you) have issued a ruling that it is not permissible to place heaters in front of the worshippers in the mosques?
The Shaykh:
My brother, a fatwa was issued with my signature and the signatures of the sheikhs stating that there is no harm in using heaters in mosques. As for the one who said I issued this fatwa, yes, the fatwa exists, or it has the signature of Shaykh Ibn Baz as well. Yes.
The presenter:
He says: Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
It is not fire, and even if it is hot and burns, it is not fire. Yes.
The presenter:
He says: Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
What is meant by it is the fire that is lit with wood, which the Majus worship, because the Majus worship fire and light fires for worship. Yes.
The presenter:
They emit heat.
The Shaykh:
The bulb in front of you now is fire. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3623- 4717] هل صحيح أنكم تفتون بعدم جواز وضع الدفايات أمام المصلين في المسجد؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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