The ruling on placing domes on the roofs of mosques
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner asks: What is the ruling on placing domes on the roofs of mosques? And what is meant by the manner?
The Shaykh:
Important.
The questioner:
He says, may Allah forgive you: What is the ruling on placing domes on the roofs of mosques?
The Shaykh:
The book.
The questioner:
Domes.
The Shaykh:
My brother, this is an architectural matter, and there is nothing wrong with it. It may be in the interest of the mosque to make it in the shape of a dome, because this is more prominent and more blessed. It is better for coolness. A wave. Or clearer for the sound. Or. This is a technical matter, and there is nothing wrong with it. So, there is nothing wrong with placing domes in mosques. What is forbidden is placing domes on graves. Building over graves is forbidden, even if no domes are placed on them. But because it was their custom to place domes on them, people became wary of this: building domes on graves.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner asks: What is the ruling on placing domes on the roofs of mosques? And what is meant by the manner?
The Shaykh:
Important.
The questioner:
He says, may Allah forgive you: What is the ruling on placing domes on the roofs of mosques?
The Shaykh:
The book.
The questioner:
Domes.
The Shaykh:
My brother, this is an architectural matter, and there is nothing wrong with it. It may be in the interest of the mosque to make it in the shape of a dome, because this is more prominent and more blessed. It is better for coolness. A wave. Or clearer for the sound. Or. This is a technical matter, and there is nothing wrong with it. So, there is nothing wrong with placing domes in mosques. What is forbidden is placing domes on graves. Building over graves is forbidden, even if no domes are placed on them. But because it was their custom to place domes on them, people became wary of this: building domes on graves.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
شرح العقيدة السفارينية [ صالح الفوزان ]، المقدمة — islamhouse.com (1:21:15)
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