The ruling on placing books containing verses and hadiths behind the one praying
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The questioner:
One of us, may Allah reward you, sits on a chair, and there are books behind the chair containing verses and hadiths?
The Shaykh:
I mean, in the pulpit area.
The questioner:
Like the Musnad, this one behind us, may Allah reward you, there are books behind it.
The Shaykh:
It does no harm, there is nothing wrong with it, but if he finds a cabinet, a shelf, or anything else, that is more cautious, further from doubt. As for the cabinet at the front of the mosque, he puts it there and says he is further from it.
The questioner:
Due to the lack of space in the car, he placed it in this location.
The Shaykh:
No, but it is better to put it in a place in front of the one praying, further from doubt.
The questioner:
And the car.
The Shaykh:
Originally, it is the intention of His Excellency, this is an incidental matter, I say it is an incidental matter,
The questioner:
What Allah willed. May Allah reward you with good.
One of us, may Allah reward you, sits on a chair, and there are books behind the chair containing verses and hadiths?
The Shaykh:
I mean, in the pulpit area.
The questioner:
Like the Musnad, this one behind us, may Allah reward you, there are books behind it.
The Shaykh:
It does no harm, there is nothing wrong with it, but if he finds a cabinet, a shelf, or anything else, that is more cautious, further from doubt. As for the cabinet at the front of the mosque, he puts it there and says he is further from it.
The questioner:
Due to the lack of space in the car, he placed it in this location.
The Shaykh:
No, but it is better to put it in a place in front of the one praying, further from doubt.
The questioner:
And the car.
The Shaykh:
Originally, it is the intention of His Excellency, this is an incidental matter, I say it is an incidental matter,
The questioner:
What Allah willed. May Allah reward you with good.
Source
شرح رياض الصالحين، من أول باب المنثورات والملح إلى حديث أبي سعيد الخدري — islamhouse.com (46:48)
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