Does the old, abandoned mosque carry the rulings of a busy mosque?
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Question:
May Allah bless you. Abu Sa'd from Jeddah says: A new mosque was built next to the old mosque, and they started praying in the new mosque. Does the old mosque carry the rulings of a mosque, such as the prescribed greeting of the mosque upon entering it, the permissibility of performing i'tikaf (spiritual retreat) in it, and so on?
Answer:
An abandoned mosque in which no prayer is performed does not carry the rulings of a mosque, and one does not perform i'tikaf in it. One only performs i'tikaf in a mosque where the congregational prayer is performed. Yes.
May Allah bless you. Abu Sa'd from Jeddah says: A new mosque was built next to the old mosque, and they started praying in the new mosque. Does the old mosque carry the rulings of a mosque, such as the prescribed greeting of the mosque upon entering it, the permissibility of performing i'tikaf (spiritual retreat) in it, and so on?
Answer:
An abandoned mosque in which no prayer is performed does not carry the rulings of a mosque, and one does not perform i'tikaf in it. One only performs i'tikaf in a mosque where the congregational prayer is performed. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [5057] هل يأخذ المسجد القديم المهجور أحكامَ المساجد العامرة؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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