What is the response to those who say that praying in mosques is not obligatory?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. This questioner says: Some authors have published a book in which they assert that praying in mosques is not obligatory. How should one respond to them?
Answer:
This is what requires a response. This is a refutation of himself, for if we demolish the mosques, it is because they have no benefit or value, and the Muslims were mistaken in building mosques and spending on them. This is a false statement, and he knows it is false, unless he is a compound ignoramus, in which case even more than this may come from him. But if he has knowledge and insight, he knows that he is mistaken. Yes.
May Allah reward you. This questioner says: Some authors have published a book in which they assert that praying in mosques is not obligatory. How should one respond to them?
Answer:
This is what requires a response. This is a refutation of himself, for if we demolish the mosques, it is because they have no benefit or value, and the Muslims were mistaken in building mosques and spending on them. This is a false statement, and he knows it is false, unless he is a compound ignoramus, in which case even more than this may come from him. But if he has knowledge and insight, he knows that he is mistaken. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 39 - 55 ما الرد على من يقول بعدم وجوب الصلاة في المساجد؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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