Adorning Mosques and Whether It Is an Innovation
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The questioner:
He says, may Allah preserve you: Is the decoration of mosques considered an innovation (bid'ah)?
The Shaykh:
The decoration of mosques is forbidden. It is forbidden because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibited it. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says: Is it permissible to place...
The Shaykh:
Innovations in innovations in acts of worship. An innovated prayer. An innovated dhikr. Acts of worship. And as for this, it is among what is prohibited. It is among what is prohibited. Even if it is not an innovation. Prohibited matters are innovations. Some are disliked (makruh) and some are forbidden (haram). Yes.
He says, may Allah preserve you: Is the decoration of mosques considered an innovation (bid'ah)?
The Shaykh:
The decoration of mosques is forbidden. It is forbidden because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibited it. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says: Is it permissible to place...
The Shaykh:
Innovations in innovations in acts of worship. An innovated prayer. An innovated dhikr. Acts of worship. And as for this, it is among what is prohibited. It is among what is prohibited. Even if it is not an innovation. Prohibited matters are innovations. Some are disliked (makruh) and some are forbidden (haram). Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب اتخاذ متعبدات الكفار ومواضع القبور إذا نبشت مساجد — islamhouse.com (57:55)
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