Going to Abandoned Mosques to Pray in Them
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: What is the ruling on going to abandoned mosques for the sake of praying in them? Is there any additional reward in doing so?
Answer:
No, this involves religious innovation (bid'ah) and reviving the visiting of these mosques, which are treated as sites where people believe there is blessing. This is not permissible. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: What is the ruling on going to abandoned mosques for the sake of praying in them? Is there any additional reward in doing so?
Answer:
No, this involves religious innovation (bid'ah) and reviving the visiting of these mosques, which are treated as sites where people believe there is blessing. This is not permissible. 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 (1:08:11)
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