The ruling on reserving a specific place in the mosque
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Some people reserve places inside the mosque that are exclusively theirs, and they get angry if someone sits in them, even if they are late in coming to them. He says: And when they arrive, they make whoever is sitting there get up. What is your view on that?
Answer:
If he is constantly there and is not late except for wudu' or a light need, he has the right to it, because he is considered present in the ruling of one who is present. But if he reserves it and goes off to his work or affairs, that is not permissible, not permissible. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Some people reserve places inside the mosque that are exclusively theirs, and they get angry if someone sits in them, even if they are late in coming to them. He says: And when they arrive, they make whoever is sitting there get up. What is your view on that?
Answer:
If he is constantly there and is not late except for wudu' or a light need, he has the right to it, because he is considered present in the ruling of one who is present. But if he reserves it and goes off to his work or affairs, that is not permissible, not permissible. Yes.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 22-05-1433هـ — alfawzan.live (1:06:23)
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