Removing wrongdoings around the two sacred mosques and establishing an office for issuing fatwas in them
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The questioner:
The last question concerns the prevalence of visible evil and its spread everywhere, the locations where some forbidden items are sold, and the open spread of smoking around the Two Sacred Mosques. The evils are apparent, and people are ignorant of the prohibition of some of them. The first person says: Smoking around the Prophet’s Mosque is prevented by the authority, praise be to Allah. Why is it not prevented in Makkah, or why are the authorities not alerted to this? The second person says: If there were a student of knowledge, or a group of students of knowledge, in the Haram who issue fatwas to people regarding matters of their religion that they do not know, and if these muftis were in clear locations accessible to everyone; because we observe that many pilgrims performing 'Umrah and Hajj do not find anyone to ask about matters of their religion that they do not know. May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
This is something many people have raised, and many people have requested. As for what concerns the obligation to remove evil around the Ka'bah, around the Sacred Mosque, and around the Prophet’s Mosque, there is no doubt that it is obligatory for the rulers to take care of removing it, and for the Commission to take care of removing it. It is obligatory for the rulers, and it is obligatory for the commissions, and it is obligatory for the scholars of knowledge to strive in this matter. We ask Allah to help them and to correct their mistakes; because the presence of evil around the Sacred Mosque and around the Prophet’s Mosque undoubtedly encourages the people of falsehood to do so, causes people to be lax regarding these evils, and the visitors from the people of goodness take advantage of its presence. Therefore, it is obligatory for the rulers, the commissions, and the scholars of knowledge to cooperate in this matter. We ask Allah to help in this. Some effort has been made, and if Allah wills, what is obligatory in this matter will be done. It is obligatory for the Commission and the scholars of knowledge to cooperate in this matter. This is not limited to the Committee of Senior Scholars, but it is obligatory for everyone to cooperate in it, execute it, and write about it. Each person should write to whom he sees as qualified to receive such a letter, perhaps he will help in this great good. Because the presence of evil in the Noble Makkah is apparent, whether it is smoking, the "dashush" (a type of incense or smoke), or otherwise, there is no doubt that it harms everyone; it harms the residents and it harms the visitors. And there is no doubt that forbidding these evils and striving to remove them is among the most important matters. As for the presence of a mufti, many people have requested it, and the request continues. Perhaps it will be facilitated, if Allah wills. It has been discussed more than once, and perhaps it will be facilitated to have an office for issuing fatwas in the Sacred Mosque that people know about and visit, so that if a problem arises for a person performing 'Umrah or a pilgrim, he finds the fatwa close to him. We ask Allah to facilitate that in the manner that pleases Him (Exalted and Majestic is He).
The questioner:
This is the attack.
The Shaykh:
This is very important, and we ask Allah to facilitate it.
The last question concerns the prevalence of visible evil and its spread everywhere, the locations where some forbidden items are sold, and the open spread of smoking around the Two Sacred Mosques. The evils are apparent, and people are ignorant of the prohibition of some of them. The first person says: Smoking around the Prophet’s Mosque is prevented by the authority, praise be to Allah. Why is it not prevented in Makkah, or why are the authorities not alerted to this? The second person says: If there were a student of knowledge, or a group of students of knowledge, in the Haram who issue fatwas to people regarding matters of their religion that they do not know, and if these muftis were in clear locations accessible to everyone; because we observe that many pilgrims performing 'Umrah and Hajj do not find anyone to ask about matters of their religion that they do not know. May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
This is something many people have raised, and many people have requested. As for what concerns the obligation to remove evil around the Ka'bah, around the Sacred Mosque, and around the Prophet’s Mosque, there is no doubt that it is obligatory for the rulers to take care of removing it, and for the Commission to take care of removing it. It is obligatory for the rulers, and it is obligatory for the commissions, and it is obligatory for the scholars of knowledge to strive in this matter. We ask Allah to help them and to correct their mistakes; because the presence of evil around the Sacred Mosque and around the Prophet’s Mosque undoubtedly encourages the people of falsehood to do so, causes people to be lax regarding these evils, and the visitors from the people of goodness take advantage of its presence. Therefore, it is obligatory for the rulers, the commissions, and the scholars of knowledge to cooperate in this matter. We ask Allah to help in this. Some effort has been made, and if Allah wills, what is obligatory in this matter will be done. It is obligatory for the Commission and the scholars of knowledge to cooperate in this matter. This is not limited to the Committee of Senior Scholars, but it is obligatory for everyone to cooperate in it, execute it, and write about it. Each person should write to whom he sees as qualified to receive such a letter, perhaps he will help in this great good. Because the presence of evil in the Noble Makkah is apparent, whether it is smoking, the "dashush" (a type of incense or smoke), or otherwise, there is no doubt that it harms everyone; it harms the residents and it harms the visitors. And there is no doubt that forbidding these evils and striving to remove them is among the most important matters. As for the presence of a mufti, many people have requested it, and the request continues. Perhaps it will be facilitated, if Allah wills. It has been discussed more than once, and perhaps it will be facilitated to have an office for issuing fatwas in the Sacred Mosque that people know about and visit, so that if a problem arises for a person performing 'Umrah or a pilgrim, he finds the fatwa close to him. We ask Allah to facilitate that in the manner that pleases Him (Exalted and Majestic is He).
The questioner:
This is the attack.
The Shaykh:
This is very important, and we ask Allah to facilitate it.
Source
لقاءات لابن باز - لقاء الأئمة - ابن باز - ٢ — archive.org (31:25)
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