The Ruling on the Mus'a and the Rulings of Prayer and Tawaf in It
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The questioner:
And from the Shaykh, I said: Is the Mus'a the Sacred Mosque?
The Shaykh:
It is not the Sacred Mosque. I say it is not part of the Sacred Mosque. It is not part of the Sacred Mosque; rather, it is an independent area. Yes.
The questioner:
Is prayer in it valid, like in an open desert?
The Shaykh:
Prayer in it is permissible. It is permissible if the Sacred Mosque becomes full, for those in the Mus'a may pray in their place due to the crowding. If it is permissible for them to pray in the streets, how is it not permissible for them to pray in the Mus'a?
This is permissible and there is no issue with it. However, the discussion arises if we say it is part of the Sacred Mosque, in which case a menstruating woman would not enter it or sit in it. Yet the correct view is that a menstruating woman may enter the Mus'a, sit in it, and perform sa'y between al-Safa and al-Marwah. Therefore, it does not take on the rulings of the Sacred Mosque in this regard. As for the multiplication of reward, everything within the boundaries, everything within the limits of the Haram, is included in the multiplication, because it is all called the Sacred Mosque in terms of the multiplication of reward. Yes, but not in terms of the specific rulings. The Mus'a has its rulings, and the Sacred Mosque has its rulings, because it is an independent site. This is designated for sa'y, and this is designated for tawaf around the Ka'bah. Yes. And if one performs tawaf with the Mus'a, note this: if one performs tawaf with the Mus'a, his tawaf is not valid. Because he did not perform tawaf around the place of tawaf; he performed tawaf outside the mosque, because the Mus'a is considered outside the mosque. This is a matter that requires attention, because it has reached us that some of those performing tawaf, when the mosque becomes crowded, go up to the Mus'a. This is the one whose tawaf is not valid; their tawaf is not valid. Yes.
And from the Shaykh, I said: Is the Mus'a the Sacred Mosque?
The Shaykh:
It is not the Sacred Mosque. I say it is not part of the Sacred Mosque. It is not part of the Sacred Mosque; rather, it is an independent area. Yes.
The questioner:
Is prayer in it valid, like in an open desert?
The Shaykh:
Prayer in it is permissible. It is permissible if the Sacred Mosque becomes full, for those in the Mus'a may pray in their place due to the crowding. If it is permissible for them to pray in the streets, how is it not permissible for them to pray in the Mus'a?
This is permissible and there is no issue with it. However, the discussion arises if we say it is part of the Sacred Mosque, in which case a menstruating woman would not enter it or sit in it. Yet the correct view is that a menstruating woman may enter the Mus'a, sit in it, and perform sa'y between al-Safa and al-Marwah. Therefore, it does not take on the rulings of the Sacred Mosque in this regard. As for the multiplication of reward, everything within the boundaries, everything within the limits of the Haram, is included in the multiplication, because it is all called the Sacred Mosque in terms of the multiplication of reward. Yes, but not in terms of the specific rulings. The Mus'a has its rulings, and the Sacred Mosque has its rulings, because it is an independent site. This is designated for sa'y, and this is designated for tawaf around the Ka'bah. Yes. And if one performs tawaf with the Mus'a, note this: if one performs tawaf with the Mus'a, his tawaf is not valid. Because he did not perform tawaf around the place of tawaf; he performed tawaf outside the mosque, because the Mus'a is considered outside the mosque. This is a matter that requires attention, because it has reached us that some of those performing tawaf, when the mosque becomes crowded, go up to the Mus'a. This is the one whose tawaf is not valid; their tawaf is not valid. Yes.
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