Permissibility of Leaning in Mosques
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Question:
May Allah reward you with good and do you well. He has an observation regarding mosques where there are people leaning in the first row, especially in what the common people call the Rawdah. Is that considered prescribed, or is it among the matters of religious innovation? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
It is not among the matters of religious innovation; rather, it is permissible because it assists the worshippers who sit in the mosque, especially the elderly, who are in need of leaning on something to help them sit in the mosque and recite the Qur'an. Is there any impediment to that? It is among the permissible things, and praise be to Allah, and it is among the things that assist in the obedience of Allah the Exalted. Yes.
May Allah reward you with good and do you well. He has an observation regarding mosques where there are people leaning in the first row, especially in what the common people call the Rawdah. Is that considered prescribed, or is it among the matters of religious innovation? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
It is not among the matters of religious innovation; rather, it is permissible because it assists the worshippers who sit in the mosque, especially the elderly, who are in need of leaning on something to help them sit in the mosque and recite the Qur'an. Is there any impediment to that? It is among the permissible things, and praise be to Allah, and it is among the things that assist in the obedience of Allah the Exalted. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 4293- إباحة المتاكئ في المساجد - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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