Prayer in Cinemas, Football Fields, and Theaters
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is the prayer valid in places where the devils are present, such as cinemas, football fields, and places of acting and theater?
Answer:
In pure places, one prays, for He made the earth a mosque and a place of purity. In pure places that contain no shirk (associating partners with Allah) and no manifestations of shirk, one prays. It is better to pray in them than for them to be empty for the evildoers. Also, it teaches people the prayer and encourages them to pray, which is a good thing in terms of calling to Allah the Exalted. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is the prayer valid in places where the devils are present, such as cinemas, football fields, and places of acting and theater?
Answer:
In pure places, one prays, for He made the earth a mosque and a place of purity. In pure places that contain no shirk (associating partners with Allah) and no manifestations of shirk, one prays. It is better to pray in them than for them to be empty for the evildoers. Also, it teaches people the prayer and encourages them to pray, which is a good thing in terms of calling to Allah the Exalted. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب من أذن فهو يقيم — islamhouse.com (53:07)
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