Ruling on building apartments above the mosque for the residence of the imam and the mu'adhdhin
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Question:
This questioner asks a similar question: When they built the mosque, they built apartments above it for the residence of the imam and the mu'adhdhin.
Answer:
No, neither the imam nor the mu'adhdhin may reside above the mosque, because the roof of the mosque is part of the mosque, and the resident will do things that are not permissible in the mosque, such as sexual intercourse, or a menstruating woman wearing what is not permissible there. However, below the mosque, as we mentioned, if a residence is built with the mosque above it—meaning he builds it and places dwellings underneath and the mosque on top—there is no harm, because he is constructing it in this manner from the outset. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
This questioner asks a similar question: When they built the mosque, they built apartments above it for the residence of the imam and the mu'adhdhin.
Answer:
No, neither the imam nor the mu'adhdhin may reside above the mosque, because the roof of the mosque is part of the mosque, and the resident will do things that are not permissible in the mosque, such as sexual intercourse, or a menstruating woman wearing what is not permissible there. However, below the mosque, as we mentioned, if a residence is built with the mosque above it—meaning he builds it and places dwellings underneath and the mosque on top—there is no harm, because he is constructing it in this manner from the outset. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
شرح كتاب الصيام من الروض المربع [2] — alfawzan.live (1:01:32)
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