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The ruling on building a mosque from a tent inside the market for the people's need of it

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The questioner : May Allah reward you. In some areas, there are few mosques.

The Shaykh : In some of your mosques.

The questioner : To proceed:

The Shaykh : I am fine, thank you.

The questioner : In some of our areas, there are few mosques. There are not many mosques. I mean, there might be two or three. Yes. In the village. Yes. So the people need a mosque in the location of the market. And the location of the market is sometimes a valley that is not suitable for a mosque at times of rain, for example. Yes. The water flows like this. Yes. So they make a mosque out of cloth. I mean, a mosque that is not difficult.

The Shaykh : My uncle.

The questioner : They make a mosque out of mats like a tent.

The Shaykh : My uncle.

The questioner : Finally. And after, if it rains, they take down the mosque and put it in another place. Another place. If the time comes

The Shaykh : Yes.

The questioner : the iftar and the placement of the boats are placed.

The Shaykh : If it is difficult for him, there is no harm, if it is difficult, yes.

The questioner : Yes, but the result is that it detracts from the mosque's congregation, and this mosque is in the market, meaning the people pray in the place of their trade. Yes. It detracts from the congregation from the nerves.

The Shaykh : If the prayer in this mosque near the market is appropriate, it was not placed for the hardship in the other mosques, it was placed because it is more convenient for the people of the market, there is nothing wrong with it, this is the custom, yes.
Source قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 1397- حكم بناء مسجد من خيمة داخل السوق لحاجة الناس إليه - الشيخ ابن عثيمين — youtube.com

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