Questioning in the Mosques
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The fourth question of Fatwa No. ( 6651 )
Q4: Many disabled people and beggars sit in the Noble Sanctuary in Makkah and extend their hands to pilgrims, visitors, and those performing 'Umrah, especially on the path between al-Safa and al-Marwah, and I have heard that it is not permissible to give charity in the mosques. The question here is: Is it permissible to give these people from the charity while they are inside the Sanctuary, and is charity permissible in the two Noble Sanctuaries specifically and in the mosques generally? Please issue a ruling, may Allah reward you with good.
Vol. 4: The Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) answered regarding the ruling on asking for alms in the mosque with the following text: “The original ruling on asking for alms is forbidden in the mosque and outside the mosque, except out of dire necessity. If he has a dire necessity and asks in the mosque, and he does not harm anyone by stepping over people’s backs, or by anything other than stepping over them, and he does not
lie in what he reports and mentions of his condition, and he does not raise his voice in a way that harms people, such as asking while the preacher is delivering the sermon, or while they are listening to knowledge that would distract them, or the like of that, then it is permissible, and Allah knows best.” As for giving charity in the mosque, there is nothing wrong with it. Muslim narrated in his Sahih from Jarir who said:Mishkat al-Masabih 210. And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
Q4: Many disabled people and beggars sit in the Noble Sanctuary in Makkah and extend their hands to pilgrims, visitors, and those performing 'Umrah, especially on the path between al-Safa and al-Marwah, and I have heard that it is not permissible to give charity in the mosques. The question here is: Is it permissible to give these people from the charity while they are inside the Sanctuary, and is charity permissible in the two Noble Sanctuaries specifically and in the mosques generally? Please issue a ruling, may Allah reward you with good.
Vol. 4: The Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) answered regarding the ruling on asking for alms in the mosque with the following text: “The original ruling on asking for alms is forbidden in the mosque and outside the mosque, except out of dire necessity. If he has a dire necessity and asks in the mosque, and he does not harm anyone by stepping over people’s backs, or by anything other than stepping over them, and he does not
lie in what he reports and mentions of his condition, and he does not raise his voice in a way that harms people, such as asking while the preacher is delivering the sermon, or while they are listening to knowledge that would distract them, or the like of that, then it is permissible, and Allah knows best.” As for giving charity in the mosque, there is nothing wrong with it. Muslim narrated in his Sahih from Jarir who said:
Jarir said that: One early morning when they were with God’s messenger some people came to him who were scantily clad, wearing striped woollen garments,* with swords over their shoulders; most, nay all of them, belonging to Mudar. God’s messenger showed signs of anger on his face because of the poverty-stricken state in which he saw them, and went in. After a little he came out and gave orders to Bilal who uttered the call to prayer and announced that the time to begin prayer had come. When the Prophet had prayed, he delivered an address in which he said, “ ‘Fear your Lord, people, who created you from one soul . . . God watches over you.’[Qur’an, iv, 1] ‘Fear God, and let a soul look to what it has sent forward for the morrow. [Ibid., lix, 18] Let a man give sadaqa from his dinars and dirhams, his clothing, his sa‘ of wheat and sa‘ of dates, even if it is only half a date.” Jarir said: One of the Ansar brought a purse which was almost too big for his hand to hold, indeed it was too big. Then people came one after the other till I saw two mounds of food and clothing, with the result that I saw the face of God’s messenger glowing as if it were golden. He then said, “If anyone establishes a good sunna in Islam he will have a reward for it and the equivalent of the rewards of those who act upon it after him, without theirs being diminished in any respect; but he who establishes a bad sunna in Islam will bear the responsibility of it and the responsibility of those who act upon it after him, without theirs being diminished in any respect.” Muslim transmitted it. *[The text has an-nimar au al-'aba , thus giving an alternative word. This is not indicated in the translation above.]
كنا عند رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم في صدر النهار، قال: فجاءه قوم حفاة عراة مجتابي النمار أو العباء، متقلدي السيوف، عامتهم من مضر، بل كلهم من مضر، فتمعر وجه رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم لما رأى بهم من الفاقة، فدخل ثم خرج فأمر بلالاً فأذن وأقام فصلى ثم خطب فقال: يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ اتَّقُوا رَبَّكُمُ الَّذِي خَلَقَكُمْ مِنْ نَفْسٍ وَاحِدَةٍ إلى آخر الآية: إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَانَ عَلَيْكُمْ رَقِيبًا والآية التي في الحشر: اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَلْتَنْظُرْ نَفْسٌ مَا قَدَّمَتْ لِغَدٍ وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ تصدق رجل من ديناره، من درهمه، من ثوبه، من صاع بره، من صاع تمرة... -حتى قال: -... ولو بشق تمرة، قال: فجاء رجل من الأنصار بصرة كادت كفه تعجز عنها، بل قد عجزت، قال: ثم تتابع الناس حتى رأيت كومين من طعام وثياب، حتى رأيت وجه رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يتهلل كأنه مذهبة، فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: من سن في الإسلام سنة حسنة، فله أجرها وأجر من عمل بها بعده من غير أن ينقص من أجورهم شيء، ومن سن في الإسلام سنة سيئة، كان عليه وزرها ووزر من عمل بها من بعده من غير أن ينقص من أوزارهم شيء
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www.alifta.gov.sa
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