Heaters in front of the worshippers in the mosques
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The questioner:
He says: Is it true that you (may Allah preserve you) have issued a ruling that it is not permissible to place heaters in front of the worshippers in the mosques?
The Shaykh:
My brother, a ruling was issued with my signature and the signatures of the shaykhs stating that there is no harm in using heaters in the mosques. Who said that I issued a ruling on this? Yes. The ruling exists. And it also bears the signature of Shaykh Ibn Baz. Yes.
The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
It is not fire, and even if it is hot and burns, it is not fire, yes.
The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
What is meant by it is the fire that is lit with wood, which the Majus worship, because the Majus worship fire and light fires for worship. Yes.
The questioner:
It is, Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
Is the bulb in front of you now fire? It is not fire, this, yes.
He says: Is it true that you (may Allah preserve you) have issued a ruling that it is not permissible to place heaters in front of the worshippers in the mosques?
The Shaykh:
My brother, a ruling was issued with my signature and the signatures of the shaykhs stating that there is no harm in using heaters in the mosques. Who said that I issued a ruling on this? Yes. The ruling exists. And it also bears the signature of Shaykh Ibn Baz. Yes.
The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
It is not fire, and even if it is hot and burns, it is not fire, yes.
The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
What is meant by it is the fire that is lit with wood, which the Majus worship, because the Majus worship fire and light fires for worship. Yes.
The questioner:
It is, Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
Is the bulb in front of you now fire? It is not fire, this, yes.
Source
التفسير المفصّل، تفسير من سورة الحجرات إلى سورة الناس [58] — alfawzan.live (1:08:56)
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