What is the ruling on praying in this mosque?
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The questioner : But what is the ruling on praying in it?
The Shaykh : I told you the ruling on praying in it, or I said it in the answer.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : It is not permissible to intend to pray in it, and it is forbidden. As for praying in it as a spot, such as if a person passes by it casually,
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : and prays in it, there is nothing wrong with it, provided he does not hold the belief mentioned by the questioner, due to the generality of the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)Sunan Ibn Majah 567Sahih (Darussalam) unless he fears that someone will be led astray by his praying in it, in which case he should avoid it and move forward from it and pray in another place.
The questioner : Yes, may Allah reward you with good and do you well.
Dear brothers, in conclusion of this episode, we thank His Eminence Shaykh Muhammad ibn Salih al-Uthaymeen, the professor at the College of Sharia at Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University in Qassim, and the imam and khatib of the Grand Mosque in Unaizah, for answering your inquiries and questions in our episode today. The letters we reviewed were from our brother Khalaf Rushdan al-Azami from Kuwait, our sister Umm Nashwa from the Eastern Province, and our brother A.S.J. from Iraq, Baghdad.
Our dear audience, we thank you most sincerely.
The Shaykh : I told you the ruling on praying in it, or I said it in the answer.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : It is not permissible to intend to pray in it, and it is forbidden. As for praying in it as a spot, such as if a person passes by it casually,
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : and prays in it, there is nothing wrong with it, provided he does not hold the belief mentioned by the questioner, due to the generality of the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
the earth has been made for me a place of worship and a means of purification.
جعلت لي الأرض مسجداً وطهوراًThe questioner : Yes, may Allah reward you with good and do you well.
Dear brothers, in conclusion of this episode, we thank His Eminence Shaykh Muhammad ibn Salih al-Uthaymeen, the professor at the College of Sharia at Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University in Qassim, and the imam and khatib of the Grand Mosque in Unaizah, for answering your inquiries and questions in our episode today. The letters we reviewed were from our brother Khalaf Rushdan al-Azami from Kuwait, our sister Umm Nashwa from the Eastern Province, and our brother A.S.J. from Iraq, Baghdad.
Our dear audience, we thank you most sincerely.