The ruling on building a fountain in the mosque courtyard
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The questioner:
Your Eminence the Shaykh, a person of good deeds offered to build a fountain in the mosque courtyard, and some people objected to him, saying that it was an innovation. What is the correct position?
The Shaykh:
A donation.
The questioner:
A fountain. A fountain.
The Shaykh:
Yes, what is suitable for the mosque regarding minbars is merely for appearance; these are for the streets and squares for decoration. As for the mosque, what is its benefit from that? What is the good of this? If water for drinking or water for ablution is placed in the mosque, that is good. But this fountain is suitable for the streets and squares. Yes.
Your Eminence the Shaykh, a person of good deeds offered to build a fountain in the mosque courtyard, and some people objected to him, saying that it was an innovation. What is the correct position?
The Shaykh:
A donation.
The questioner:
A fountain. A fountain.
The Shaykh:
Yes, what is suitable for the mosque regarding minbars is merely for appearance; these are for the streets and squares for decoration. As for the mosque, what is its benefit from that? What is the good of this? If water for drinking or water for ablution is placed in the mosque, that is good. But this fountain is suitable for the streets and squares. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 14 من 25|دروس التفسير في الحرم المكي|تفسير سورة النساء|077-082|صالح الفوزان|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (45:13)
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