The ruling on naming mosques after the names of the prophets
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. In some countries, there are people who worship graves, and they name mosques after the names of the prophets. Is this action prescribed? Knowing that it may lead to people traveling to them? He says: In some countries, there are people who worship graves, and they name mosques after the names of the prophets. Is this prescribed? Knowing that it may lead to people traveling to them?
Answer:
Yes, if it is feared that people will hold a belief regarding this mosque, then it is not permissible to name it after a prophet. It is not permissible, it is not permissible to name it after any of the prophets, because this misleads the common people into thinking that the prophet is buried there. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. In some countries, there are people who worship graves, and they name mosques after the names of the prophets. Is this action prescribed? Knowing that it may lead to people traveling to them? He says: In some countries, there are people who worship graves, and they name mosques after the names of the prophets. Is this prescribed? Knowing that it may lead to people traveling to them?
Answer:
Yes, if it is feared that people will hold a belief regarding this mosque, then it is not permissible to name it after a prophet. It is not permissible, it is not permissible to name it after any of the prophets, because this misleads the common people into thinking that the prophet is buried there. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [205 /1350] في بعض الدول التي يوجد فيها عباد للقبور يقومون بتسمية المساجد بأسماء الأنبياء...؟ — youtube.com
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