What is the ruling on people gathering for knowledge before the Friday prayer in places other than the mosques?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. This questioner asks: What is the ruling on people gathering for knowledge before the Friday prayer in places other than the mosques?
Answer:
If this does not delay them from the Friday prayer, there is no harm. However, the common practice is that it delays them from the Friday prayer. They should not sit in circles except when they come to the congregational mosque for the Friday prayer, waiting for the prayer, and then they listen to a sermon or a lesson. There is no harm in that, because this does not delay them from the Friday prayer. Yes.
May Allah reward you. This questioner asks: What is the ruling on people gathering for knowledge before the Friday prayer in places other than the mosques?
Answer:
If this does not delay them from the Friday prayer, there is no harm. However, the common practice is that it delays them from the Friday prayer. They should not sit in circles except when they come to the congregational mosque for the Friday prayer, waiting for the prayer, and then they listen to a sermon or a lesson. There is no harm in that, because this does not delay them from the Friday prayer. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [91 /186] ما حكم اجتماع الناس للعلم قبل صلاة الجمعة في غير المساجد؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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