The ruling on the musbah: Does it carry the ruling of the bathroom regarding the prohibition of prayer?
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, does the prohibition of praying in the bathroom include what is now known as the musbah? And what is the extent of the prohibition if this musbah is in a rest area, for example?
The Shaykh:
No, it does not carry the ruling of the bathroom. The musbah is not a bathroom. The musbah is different from the bathroom. A bathroom has its tools, its tasks, and its equipment that they use, yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
No, it is merely gathered water, just gathered water, yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, does the prohibition of praying in the bathroom include what is now known as the musbah? And what is the extent of the prohibition if this musbah is in a rest area, for example?
The Shaykh:
No, it does not carry the ruling of the bathroom. The musbah is not a bathroom. The musbah is different from the bathroom. A bathroom has its tools, its tasks, and its equipment that they use, yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
No, it is merely gathered water, just gathered water, yes.
Source
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