The ruling on neighbors gathering to break their fast in the mosque
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Question:
The questioner says: Some neighbors, during Ramadan, gather in the mosque to break their fast together to cut the tawasib and strengthen the bond between them, as I saw in a case.
Answer:
There is nothing of this that the Salaf did; they did not accept gathering to break the fast in Ramadan or at any other time. However, if the purpose of this is to provide for the poor and needy, and they offer the breaking of the fast in the mosque for the sake of the needy and the poor, then there is no harm. But if they gather by themselves and say that this is easy, then this is not the practice of the Salaf. As for those who are in i'tikaf (spiritual retreat) in the mosque, there is no harm in their gathering to break the fast or for the 'Isha' prayer. But if they come to the mosque solely for the sake of the gathering, and not for the purpose of helping the poor, then this is not prescribed.
The questioner says: Some neighbors, during Ramadan, gather in the mosque to break their fast together to cut the tawasib and strengthen the bond between them, as I saw in a case.
Answer:
There is nothing of this that the Salaf did; they did not accept gathering to break the fast in Ramadan or at any other time. However, if the purpose of this is to provide for the poor and needy, and they offer the breaking of the fast in the mosque for the sake of the needy and the poor, then there is no harm. But if they gather by themselves and say that this is easy, then this is not the practice of the Salaf. As for those who are in i'tikaf (spiritual retreat) in the mosque, there is no harm in their gathering to break the fast or for the 'Isha' prayer. But if they come to the mosque solely for the sake of the gathering, and not for the purpose of helping the poor, then this is not prescribed.
Source
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