Decorating the prayer area with balloons to hold a celebration and competitions
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is it permissible to decorate the prayer area attached to the mosque? Is it permissible to decorate it with balloons and decorations to hold a celebration and competitions during that time?
The Shaykh:
What is the prayer area attached to? What is the prayer area attached to the mosque? Isn't it all part of the mosque? It is all mosque; there is no such thing as an attached prayer area and a main prayer area. No, it is all mosque, except for the wall of the mosque. So it is all mosque, and things that are not befitting for a mosque should not occur in it.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is it permissible to decorate the prayer area attached to the mosque? Is it permissible to decorate it with balloons and decorations to hold a celebration and competitions during that time?
The Shaykh:
What is the prayer area attached to? What is the prayer area attached to the mosque? Isn't it all part of the mosque? It is all mosque; there is no such thing as an attached prayer area and a main prayer area. No, it is all mosque, except for the wall of the mosque. So it is all mosque, and things that are not befitting for a mosque should not occur in it.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب نظر المصلي إلى سجوده والنهي عن رفع البصر في الصلاة — islamhouse.com (1:01:20)
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