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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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A neighborhood with only one mosque, where people pray the Friday prayer in the streets

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Question:
We are residents of al-Nazim district, east of the city of Riyadh. There is only one mosque in this district, built by one of the benefactors, and there is no other mosque in this district. On Friday, people pray in the streets. We ask that the attention of the one in authority be drawn to this, or to that matter. And peace be upon you, and Allah’s mercy and blessings.

Answer:
They write to us about this mosque and its location, and what is in it, so that we can write about the congregation, or the imam, or the congregation. You are the one who speaks; they write about it, or about three or four [mosques]. They review it until they contact their endowments or some of the benefactors. As for you remaining silent, they say there is no mistake. It is obligatory to always cooperate and have mindfulness of Allah. It is not just a word here; you are exposed. It is obligatory for a person to act, strive, and contact the officials of the endowments and those other than the endowments, officials from the committee, from the judges. He contacts us, he contacts others whom he thinks will be of benefit. He does not remain silent. The matter is sufficient with the paper here; it is necessary to write specifically about such-and-such mosque, in such-and-such location, so that one of you comes so that we can send [someone] with you, in truth. Yes.
Source ندوات الجامع الكبير مع الأسئلة - 55 — archive.org (34:12)

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