Following Funerals and Returning to the Mosque
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A man comes to the mosque at seven in the morning, and he intends to stay in the mosque until after the 'Asr prayer, because there are funerals in this mosque. He asks: Is it permissible for him to follow the funerals during the time of the Zuhr prayer, go to the cemetery, reserve a place in this mosque, and then return to it?
Answer:
If he left with the intention of returning for a need, such as performing wudu' or attending to a need, there is no harm. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A man comes to the mosque at seven in the morning, and he intends to stay in the mosque until after the 'Asr prayer, because there are funerals in this mosque. He asks: Is it permissible for him to follow the funerals during the time of the Zuhr prayer, go to the cemetery, reserve a place in this mosque, and then return to it?
Answer:
If he left with the intention of returning for a need, such as performing wudu' or attending to a need, there is no harm. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل ومن أسباب عبادة الأصنام : الغلو في المخلوق وإعطاؤه فوق منزلته — islamhouse.com (1:10:36)
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