Is it permissible to reserve places in the mosque?
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Question:
This is a question that has been asked repeatedly, which is reserving a place in the mosque.
Answer:
We have said that reserving a place is not permissible, because the mosque belongs to whoever arrived first. However, if a person is sitting in the mosque and a need arises for him to go perform wudu' and return, or to bring a mushaf or a book, and the need is close at hand, there is no harm in his reserving his place. This is because the one in the mosque, if he stands up from his place and then returns to it, has the stronger right to it because he was the first to it. Yes.
This is a question that has been asked repeatedly, which is reserving a place in the mosque.
Answer:
We have said that reserving a place is not permissible, because the mosque belongs to whoever arrived first. However, if a person is sitting in the mosque and a need arises for him to go perform wudu' and return, or to bring a mushaf or a book, and the need is close at hand, there is no harm in his reserving his place. This is because the one in the mosque, if he stands up from his place and then returns to it, has the stronger right to it because he was the first to it. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز حجز الأماكن في المسجد؟ — youtube.com
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