Is it valid to cite the hadith of the Ahbash as evidence for the permissibility of playing inside the mosque?
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Question:
The questioner says: Some people cite the hadith of the Ahbash as evidence for the permissibility of playing inside the mosque. Is this valid?
Answer:
My brother, the Ahbash were playing a game of jihad; they were training with weapons, training with weapons and spears. This is one of the means of jihad in the path of Allah. They are not playing ball in the mosque, nor joking, nor… This is not permissible; this is not permissible in the mosque. But what the Ahbash did was training for jihad and for weapons. Yes.
The questioner says: Some people cite the hadith of the Ahbash as evidence for the permissibility of playing inside the mosque. Is this valid?
Answer:
My brother, the Ahbash were playing a game of jihad; they were training with weapons, training with weapons and spears. This is one of the means of jihad in the path of Allah. They are not playing ball in the mosque, nor joking, nor… This is not permissible; this is not permissible in the mosque. But what the Ahbash did was training for jihad and for weapons. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يصح الاستدلال على جواز اللعب داخل المسجد بحديث الأحباش؟ #فتاوى الفوزان — youtube.com
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