Is it permissible for a mosque administration to prevent a worshipper from praying in the mosque because he is severely ill with the flu?
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The questioner:
Is it permissible for a mosque administration to prevent a worshipper from praying in the mosque because he is severely ill with the flu?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
Is it permissible for a mosque administration to prevent a worshipper from praying in the mosque because he is severely ill with the flu? He says that his illness might spread and harm the worshippers.
The Shaykh:
Most of the worshippers are afflicted with this, and there is no harm in it, praise be to Allah. They are happy; if they have a cold, they pray in their homes and say, "We are relieved from going to the mosque." No, this is not right. Rely on Allah, pray, and let him pray with you. May Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, cover him. This cold is a disease that is endemic; it is not
Is it permissible for a mosque administration to prevent a worshipper from praying in the mosque because he is severely ill with the flu?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
Is it permissible for a mosque administration to prevent a worshipper from praying in the mosque because he is severely ill with the flu? He says that his illness might spread and harm the worshippers.
The Shaykh:
Most of the worshippers are afflicted with this, and there is no harm in it, praise be to Allah. They are happy; if they have a cold, they pray in their homes and say, "We are relieved from going to the mosque." No, this is not right. Rely on Allah, pray, and let him pray with you. May Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, cover him. This cold is a disease that is endemic; it is not
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [643 -3022] هل يجوز لإدارة مسجد أن تمنع أحد المصلين من الصلاة في المسجد لكونه مريضا جدا بالإنفلونزا؟ — youtube.com
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