What is the ruling on placing a trash can in the mosque?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to place a trash can in the mosque, for putting used napkins or the like? And is placing it in front of the imam’s qiblah equivalent to spitting in his face?
Answer:
As for collecting it and leaving it in the mosque, that is not permissible. As for having a can next to him where he puts it while he is praying, and taking it out when he finishes the prayer, there is no harm in that. But if it remains in the mosque continuously until it fills up, that is not permissible. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to place a trash can in the mosque, for putting used napkins or the like? And is placing it in front of the imam’s qiblah equivalent to spitting in his face?
Answer:
As for collecting it and leaving it in the mosque, that is not permissible. As for having a can next to him where he puts it while he is praying, and taking it out when he finishes the prayer, there is no harm in that. But if it remains in the mosque continuously until it fills up, that is not permissible. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [312 -2802] ما حكم وضعُ صندوق قمامة في المسجد؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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