Ruling on Reserving a Place in the Mosque and Recording
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Question:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: What is your view (may Allah preserve you) regarding what some people do by reserving places in the mosque? He asks: Do you allow us to attend and record your lessons?
Answer:
As for reserving a place in the mosque, this is not permissible unless the one reserving the place is present in the mosque, either sitting in a corner of the mosque and reserving a place in the row,
or he has gone out for a need and will return soon, such as going out to perform wudu' or for a quick need and returning, in which case there is no harm in his reserving it. Whoever stands up from a place and returns to it soon has the right to it, even if he did not reserve it, so how much more so if he did reserve it?
However, if he reserves the place and goes out for his work or sleep, and then finally comes, this is not permissible for him. It is forbidden for the one who arrived earlier at the mosque, while he is late, to reserve in this manner, saying, "I have secured a place," and then going to stay, sleep, or engage in other matters, and saying, "I have secured a place." This is not permissible. It is permissible for the one who arrived to remove the reservation or proceed to it, because the right belongs to the one who coincided with the occurrence of the cause, or to the one who reserved and left and does not attend until the last moment.
As for recording, there is no objection to it. There is no obstacle to recording. We have not prevented anyone from recording. Yes.
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: What is your view (may Allah preserve you) regarding what some people do by reserving places in the mosque? He asks: Do you allow us to attend and record your lessons?
Answer:
As for reserving a place in the mosque, this is not permissible unless the one reserving the place is present in the mosque, either sitting in a corner of the mosque and reserving a place in the row,
or he has gone out for a need and will return soon, such as going out to perform wudu' or for a quick need and returning, in which case there is no harm in his reserving it. Whoever stands up from a place and returns to it soon has the right to it, even if he did not reserve it, so how much more so if he did reserve it?
However, if he reserves the place and goes out for his work or sleep, and then finally comes, this is not permissible for him. It is forbidden for the one who arrived earlier at the mosque, while he is late, to reserve in this manner, saying, "I have secured a place," and then going to stay, sleep, or engage in other matters, and saying, "I have secured a place." This is not permissible. It is permissible for the one who arrived to remove the reservation or proceed to it, because the right belongs to the one who coincided with the occurrence of the cause, or to the one who reserved and left and does not attend until the last moment.
As for recording, there is no objection to it. There is no obstacle to recording. We have not prevented anyone from recording. Yes.
Source
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