The ruling on designating the Masjid of Jawatha specifically for visitation
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The questioner:
There is a mosque now, which is the Masjid of Jawatha, allegedly. People go to pray in it, considering it a place with some significance where they pray?
The Shaykh:
No, it has no special status; it is a religious innovation. Moreover, this is a fabricated matter; it is not known, it is all claims, and it is not established that this is the one. It is all a matter of assumption. Even if it were known, it has no special status. It is valid to pray in it, yes, but it is not specific to anything. If his neighbors pray in it, there is no harm, but designating it specifically for visitation is not permissible.
The questioner:
If someone goes to this mosque to light it and prays, is there any harm? If he goes to this mosque and prays, is there any harm?
The Shaykh:
And if he intends it, because we do not obtain the first mosque. O Abu Sa'd, go. If he happens to be staying nearby or encounters it, he prays as he prays in any other mosque. Also, also, there is no harm if the man prays in the garden; there is no harm. May Allah reward him with good. Yes. Yes.
There is a mosque now, which is the Masjid of Jawatha, allegedly. People go to pray in it, considering it a place with some significance where they pray?
The Shaykh:
No, it has no special status; it is a religious innovation. Moreover, this is a fabricated matter; it is not known, it is all claims, and it is not established that this is the one. It is all a matter of assumption. Even if it were known, it has no special status. It is valid to pray in it, yes, but it is not specific to anything. If his neighbors pray in it, there is no harm, but designating it specifically for visitation is not permissible.
The questioner:
If someone goes to this mosque to light it and prays, is there any harm? If he goes to this mosque and prays, is there any harm?
The Shaykh:
And if he intends it, because we do not obtain the first mosque. O Abu Sa'd, go. If he happens to be staying nearby or encounters it, he prays as he prays in any other mosque. Also, also, there is no harm if the man prays in the garden; there is no harm. May Allah reward him with good. Yes. Yes.
Source
صحيح البخاري (الشرح الثاني) — binbaz.org.sa (22:51)
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