Have you issued a ruling on the permissibility of reserving a place in the mosque for a person outside the mosque, knowing that he will come even if he is delayed?

Question:
And likewise, may Allah preserve you, he says that you issued a ruling permitting the reservation of a place in the mosque for a person whom you know is coming but has not yet arrived, even if this person is delayed until Maghrib?

Answer:
This adds an addition to the fatwa. I say: if the owner of the place wants to go out for a need, to perform wudu, for a quick errand, and then return, he has the right to the place. But if he reserves the place and goes to his works and occupations, or goes to sleep, then it is not permissible.