The Ruling on Buying and Selling in the Mosque and Its Surroundings
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The Shaykh:
May Allah greet you and bless you.
The questioner:
We ask your permission, our honorable Shaykh, to ask these questions that have reached us. The first question was sent by this honorable listener, who says: What is the ruling on buying and selling in the mosque via mobile phone, whether by call or through the WhatsApp application?
The Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, and may peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah, and upon his family and his Companions, and upon those who follow them. After that, buying and selling in mosques is not permissible, because they are the houses of Allah, built for prayer and the remembrance of Allah. Therefore, buying and selling is not permissible in them, and the contract is not valid even if it takes place, because it is prohibited. Yes.
The questioner:
And does the surrounding area of the mosque fall under the ruling of the mosque, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh:
Everything that is inside the mosque, or that is attached to the mosque, is part of the mosque.
May Allah greet you and bless you.
The questioner:
We ask your permission, our honorable Shaykh, to ask these questions that have reached us. The first question was sent by this honorable listener, who says: What is the ruling on buying and selling in the mosque via mobile phone, whether by call or through the WhatsApp application?
The Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, and may peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah, and upon his family and his Companions, and upon those who follow them. After that, buying and selling in mosques is not permissible, because they are the houses of Allah, built for prayer and the remembrance of Allah. Therefore, buying and selling is not permissible in them, and the contract is not valid even if it takes place, because it is prohibited. Yes.
The questioner:
And does the surrounding area of the mosque fall under the ruling of the mosque, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh:
Everything that is inside the mosque, or that is attached to the mosque, is part of the mosque.
Source
قناة «إذاعة القرآن الكريم»، نورعلى الدرب مع معالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان ح7515 — youtube.com (0:55)
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