The Difference Between a Masjid and a Musalla
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Question:
What is the difference between a masjid and a musalla? Is every musalla a masjid?
Answer:
There is a difference. A musalla is where a person prays once, on the road, in the desert, or in a home, or where people in an office or government department set up a place to pray during working hours. This is called a musalla, not a masjid. A masjid is a building prepared permanently for the five daily prayers. This is the masjid. It has a mihrab, and a mu'adhdhin and an imam are appointed for it, and the five daily prayers are performed in it. This is the masjid.
What is the difference between a masjid and a musalla? Is every musalla a masjid?
Answer:
There is a difference. A musalla is where a person prays once, on the road, in the desert, or in a home, or where people in an office or government department set up a place to pray during working hours. This is called a musalla, not a masjid. A masjid is a building prepared permanently for the five daily prayers. This is the masjid. It has a mihrab, and a mu'adhdhin and an imam are appointed for it, and the five daily prayers are performed in it. This is the masjid.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما هو الفرق بين المسجد والمُصلَّى؟ وهل كل مُصلَّى مسجد؟ #فتاوى الفوزان — youtube.com
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