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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Prohibition of selling, buying, and earning a livelihood in the mosque

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Question:
The selling that is prohibited.

Answer:
Selling in all its forms is prohibited in the mosque, because it is mentioned in a hadith, even though it is not strong. Also, selling is one of the purely worldly matters. Yes, it is one of the worldly matters, and its place is the markets, the place of buying, selling, and earning a livelihood. Even earning a livelihood through crafts is forbidden in the mosque. That is, a person sitting in the mosque as a carpenter, a cobbler, or a tailor is not allowed, because the mosque is a place of refuge from these matters. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 5271- هل يجوز في المسجد والمصلى الأكل والشرب، الكلام، إنشاد الشعر، البيع والشراء؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (2:08)

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