Reserving a place in the mosque by placing a book
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: A person takes his family to a Qur'an memorization circle, then comes and places his book to reserve the place, then leaves and takes them back to the house from the circle, then enters the mosque afterwards and sits in his place a quarter of an hour before the prayer. Is there anything wrong with that?
The Shaykh:
No, from what aspect is there anything wrong with him? I mean, placing the book in its place? In reserving it.
The questioner:
Reserving the place.
The Shaykh:
Reserving the place, if he returns soon, then there is nothing wrong with it. If a person leaves the mosque for a need and intends to return soon, there is no harm in that.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: A person takes his family to a Qur'an memorization circle, then comes and places his book to reserve the place, then leaves and takes them back to the house from the circle, then enters the mosque afterwards and sits in his place a quarter of an hour before the prayer. Is there anything wrong with that?
The Shaykh:
No, from what aspect is there anything wrong with him? I mean, placing the book in its place? In reserving it.
The questioner:
Reserving the place.
The Shaykh:
Reserving the place, if he returns soon, then there is nothing wrong with it. If a person leaves the mosque for a need and intends to return soon, there is no harm in that.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 141/132 شرح زاد المستقنع/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (1:07:54)
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