The ruling on the phrase “Sleeping in the mosque is prohibited”
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: In some mosques, the people in charge write a phrase on the wall stating that sleeping in the mosque is prohibited. He asks: Does this prevent sleeping in the mosque, and is it binding on whoever reads it?
Answer:
No, this is contrary to the Sunnah. The Sunnah has established the permissibility of sleeping in the mosques. Does this prohibit something that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) made permissible? Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: In some mosques, the people in charge write a phrase on the wall stating that sleeping in the mosque is prohibited. He asks: Does this prevent sleeping in the mosque, and is it binding on whoever reads it?
Answer:
No, this is contrary to the Sunnah. The Sunnah has established the permissibility of sleeping in the mosques. Does this prohibit something that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) made permissible? Yes.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 22-05-1433هـ — alfawzan.live (1:05:43)
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