One of you is conveying to us the prohibition against placing anything for the imam or anyone else on top of the mosque’s carpeting!
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Question:
Another issue, Honorable Shaykh. He says: What is your view regarding the one who attributes to you the position that nothing should be placed on top of the mosque’s carpeting? When we placed a prayer mat for the imam, he said, “Move it away,” because Shaykh Salih al-Fahzan says that the imam or anyone else should not place anything on the mosque’s carpeting. He also heard this from you on the Qur’an Radio, so is his statement correct?
Answer:
Does he think he is a fool or a liar? No, he is lying to the people, but he says he is advanced in age, so perhaps he is a fool.
Another issue, Honorable Shaykh. He says: What is your view regarding the one who attributes to you the position that nothing should be placed on top of the mosque’s carpeting? When we placed a prayer mat for the imam, he said, “Move it away,” because Shaykh Salih al-Fahzan says that the imam or anyone else should not place anything on the mosque’s carpeting. He also heard this from you on the Qur’an Radio, so is his statement correct?
Answer:
Does he think he is a fool or a liar? No, he is lying to the people, but he says he is advanced in age, so perhaps he is a fool.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [377 -2802] ينقل أحدكم عنكم النهي أن يفرش للإمام أو غيره فوق فرش المسجد!! - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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