Traveling to the inauguration of a new mosque and the hadith that one does not travel for the sake of prayer
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, the hadith of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) Does traveling to the inauguration of a new mosque count as contradicting this hadith?
Answer:
The purpose of this is not prayer; the purpose is to visit the mosque, touch it, and inspect it—inspecting its construction to see if it is suitable or lacking. That is the purpose: inspecting the mosque and its construction. This is the usual reason people go, not for the sake of praying in it.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, the hadith of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
One does not travel
لا تشد الرحالAnswer:
The purpose of this is not prayer; the purpose is to visit the mosque, touch it, and inspect it—inspecting its construction to see if it is suitable or lacking. That is the purpose: inspecting the mosque and its construction. This is the usual reason people go, not for the sake of praying in it.
Source
شرح قاعدة جليلة في التوسل والوسيلة، بداية من قوله : وقد اتفق الأئمة على أنه لو نذر أن يسافر إلى قبره - صلوات الله وسلامه عليه - — islamhouse.com (1:10:19)
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