Does the open area of the mosque carry the ruling of the mosque?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: Does the open area of the mosque, which is surrounded by a fence and used by people as a path, carry the ruling of the mosque?
Answer:
Yes. Whatever is within the mosque’s enclosure is part of the mosque, whether it is an open area or covered; it all belongs to the mosque and carries the ruling of the mosque. Yes, there is no harm in people walking through it, as long as it does not contradict the ruling, except for those passing by. Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, says: “Do not approach prayer”[An-Nisa 4:43] “Do not approach prayer” [An-Nisa 4:43]. So passing by the mosque is permissible out of necessity. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: Does the open area of the mosque, which is surrounded by a fence and used by people as a path, carry the ruling of the mosque?
Answer:
Yes. Whatever is within the mosque’s enclosure is part of the mosque, whether it is an open area or covered; it all belongs to the mosque and carries the ruling of the mosque. Yes, there is no harm in people walking through it, as long as it does not contradict the ruling, except for those passing by. Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, says: “Do not approach prayer”
O you who have believed, do not approach prayer while you are intoxicated until
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تَقْرَبُوا الصَّلَاةَ وَأَنتُمْ سُكَارَىٰ حَتَّىٰwhile you are intoxicated until you know what you are saying or in a state of janabah, except those passing through [a place of prayer]
وَأَنتُمْ سُكَارَىٰ حَتَّىٰ تَعْلَمُوا مَا تَقُولُونَ وَلَا جُنُبًا إِلَّا عَابِرِي سَبِيلٍ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل رحبة المسجد تأخذ حكم المسجد؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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