The ruling on a mosque in a government administration if it is closed during holidays
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The questioner:
The questioner says: We are a group in a government department, and we have a mosque in the same department where we pray the five daily prayers. However, sometimes this mosque is closed due to a holiday, for example, during the festival. Is its ruling that of a mosque, or is it considered a prayer hall?
The Shaykh:
As long as it is a mosque, it has the ruling of mosques, and it is not to be closed for some times; it has the ruling of mosques. But if it is a prayer hall, it is not a mosque. However, if it is built as a mosque for the establishment of prayer in it, it has the ruling of mosques, and it is not to be closed during some holidays.
The questioner:
How is the professor?
The Shaykh:
And its closure does not take it out of being a mosque, such as the people of a village who moved to another place. It is a mosque, but if it is necessary, it is sold and the proceeds are spent on another mosque that is in need of it. But if people pray in it, but sometimes it is closed for a holiday or for a trip, it is not permissible, praise be to Allah. It is a confirmed sunnah, and this is known within the worship.
The questioner says: We are a group in a government department, and we have a mosque in the same department where we pray the five daily prayers. However, sometimes this mosque is closed due to a holiday, for example, during the festival. Is its ruling that of a mosque, or is it considered a prayer hall?
The Shaykh:
As long as it is a mosque, it has the ruling of mosques, and it is not to be closed for some times; it has the ruling of mosques. But if it is a prayer hall, it is not a mosque. However, if it is built as a mosque for the establishment of prayer in it, it has the ruling of mosques, and it is not to be closed during some holidays.
The questioner:
How is the professor?
The Shaykh:
And its closure does not take it out of being a mosque, such as the people of a village who moved to another place. It is a mosque, but if it is necessary, it is sold and the proceeds are spent on another mosque that is in need of it. But if people pray in it, but sometimes it is closed for a holiday or for a trip, it is not permissible, praise be to Allah. It is a confirmed sunnah, and this is known within the worship.
Source
لقاءات لابن باز - لقاء مع إخوة في الله - ابن باز - ٢ — archive.org (12:17)
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