The ruling on praying in a temporary location while the mosque is being renovated
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah reward you. If something happens to a mosque, such as it needing renovation, and one of the worshippers sets aside a spacious place of his own for temporary prayer, does this place become a mosque?
Answer:
No. If his intention is that it is temporary, until the mosque is finished and restored, then it does not become a mosque. This is because he did not intend it to be a permanent place of prayer, but rather a temporary one. Therefore, it does not cease to be his property, and it does not become a mosque, as this depends on the intention. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah reward you. If something happens to a mosque, such as it needing renovation, and one of the worshippers sets aside a spacious place of his own for temporary prayer, does this place become a mosque?
Answer:
No. If his intention is that it is temporary, until the mosque is finished and restored, then it does not become a mosque. This is because he did not intend it to be a permanent place of prayer, but rather a temporary one. Therefore, it does not cease to be his property, and it does not become a mosque, as this depends on the intention. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 7 من 89|شرح العدة في شرح العمدة|الحج|باب الهدي والأضحية|صالح الفوزان|الفقه|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:10:28)
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