What is the ruling on reserving places in the mosques?
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The questioner : The questioner says. A questioner. Some people reserve places for the Haram. And it seems he is referring to. To. These young men who need places in the lesson. Nothing other than this.
The Shaykh : Well, regarding the limit of reserving places. If the one who reserved it. Left the mosque. Then it is forbidden for him and not permissible.
The presenter : Bravo.
The Shaykh : Because he has no right to this place. The place is only for whom? For the first one.
The presenter : The first one.
The Shaykh : The first one. So much so that some of the Hanbali jurists.
The presenter : We will eat.
The Shaykh : Say that if a person reserves a place. And leaves the mosque. Then if he returns and prays in it, his prayer is invalid.
The presenter : Abu Batil.
The Shaykh : Why?
The presenter : What?
The Shaykh : He said because this is from the category of usurpation. He has usurped this place.
The presenter : In any place.
The Shaykh : Because it is not his right to be in it.
The presenter : Yes.
The Shaykh : And someone has preceded him to it. And a person only advances with his body.
The presenter : Sunnah.
The Shaykh : Not with his prayer mat.
The presenter : Leave me.
The Shaykh : Or from his religion or his disobedience. But.
The presenter : But.
The Shaykh : If the person is in the mosque. And placed this.
The presenter : What?
The Shaykh : And he is in the mosque but he wants to be in another place to hear a lesson.
The presenter : Your safety?
The Shaykh : Or to protect himself from the sun. Then there is no harm in that.
The presenter : Do you understand?
The Shaykh : And with this.
The presenter : Happiness.
The Shaykh : So the better course is to leave it. The better course is to leave it.
The presenter : Once.
The Shaykh : And to let the people know that whoever precedes to a place is more entitled to it.
The presenter : Please, go ahead.
The Shaykh : If he leaves the place, there is no harm because this is an excuse. And as for.
The presenter : If.
The Shaykh : Reserving places.
The presenter : Yes.
The Shaykh : When the teacher was. We say in it what we said about the limit of places in front of the imam.
The presenter : Yes.
The Shaykh : Or behind the imam.
The presenter : Yes.
The Shaykh : If that is the case.
The presenter : For that.
The Shaykh : And the person is in the mosque
The presenter : Are you sure?
The Shaykh : But he wants to go and pray with the people, for example.
The presenter : For example.
The Shaykh : Or to move away from this to read the Qur'an.
The presenter : Iran.
The Shaykh : Or to review the blood.
The presenter : Yes.
The Shaykh : Then there is no harm in that.
The Shaykh : Well, regarding the limit of reserving places. If the one who reserved it. Left the mosque. Then it is forbidden for him and not permissible.
The presenter : Bravo.
The Shaykh : Because he has no right to this place. The place is only for whom? For the first one.
The presenter : The first one.
The Shaykh : The first one. So much so that some of the Hanbali jurists.
The presenter : We will eat.
The Shaykh : Say that if a person reserves a place. And leaves the mosque. Then if he returns and prays in it, his prayer is invalid.
The presenter : Abu Batil.
The Shaykh : Why?
The presenter : What?
The Shaykh : He said because this is from the category of usurpation. He has usurped this place.
The presenter : In any place.
The Shaykh : Because it is not his right to be in it.
The presenter : Yes.
The Shaykh : And someone has preceded him to it. And a person only advances with his body.
The presenter : Sunnah.
The Shaykh : Not with his prayer mat.
The presenter : Leave me.
The Shaykh : Or from his religion or his disobedience. But.
The presenter : But.
The Shaykh : If the person is in the mosque. And placed this.
The presenter : What?
The Shaykh : And he is in the mosque but he wants to be in another place to hear a lesson.
The presenter : Your safety?
The Shaykh : Or to protect himself from the sun. Then there is no harm in that.
The presenter : Do you understand?
The Shaykh : And with this.
The presenter : Happiness.
The Shaykh : So the better course is to leave it. The better course is to leave it.
The presenter : Once.
The Shaykh : And to let the people know that whoever precedes to a place is more entitled to it.
The presenter : Please, go ahead.
The Shaykh : If he leaves the place, there is no harm because this is an excuse. And as for.
The presenter : If.
The Shaykh : Reserving places.
The presenter : Yes.
The Shaykh : When the teacher was. We say in it what we said about the limit of places in front of the imam.
The presenter : Yes.
The Shaykh : Or behind the imam.
The presenter : Yes.
The Shaykh : If that is the case.
The presenter : For that.
The Shaykh : And the person is in the mosque
The presenter : Are you sure?
The Shaykh : But he wants to go and pray with the people, for example.
The presenter : For example.
The Shaykh : Or to move away from this to read the Qur'an.
The presenter : Iran.
The Shaykh : Or to review the blood.
The presenter : Yes.
The Shaykh : Then there is no harm in that.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، لقاء[21 من 63] ما حكم حجز الأماكن في المساجد؟!! الشيخ ابن عثيمين - مشروع كبار العلماء — youtube.com
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