The Ruling on Building Mihrabs in Mosques
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. The questioner asks: Are mihrabs obligatory in mosques?
Answer:
The mihrabs in mosques are for the sake of benefit. You do not know the qiblah except by the mihrab. If you enter a mosque that has no mihrab, you do not know where the qiblah is. It becomes just a room of stone, with no difference between it and a regular room. There is a benefit in the mihrab, and the Muslims have acted upon it since a long time ago. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. The questioner asks: Are mihrabs obligatory in mosques?
Answer:
The mihrabs in mosques are for the sake of benefit. You do not know the qiblah except by the mihrab. If you enter a mosque that has no mihrab, you do not know where the qiblah is. It becomes just a room of stone, with no difference between it and a regular room. There is a benefit in the mihrab, and the Muslims have acted upon it since a long time ago. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/2265] حكم بناء المحاريب في المساجد - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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