The Ruling on a Dhikr Device at the Entrance of the Mosque
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The questioner:
The questioner Abdullah says: The person in charge of our mosque has placed a device that calls out the dhikr prescribed for entering the mosque. Is there any harm in placing it at the mosque gate, Shaykh Salih al-Fawzan?
The Shaykh:
This question was asked before in some of the sessions, and we answered that this is an invented act, an act of innovation. This makes people rely on these things,[An-Nisa 4:142] they do it with their tongues and hearts, but rather they rely on what is recorded, even though it is an invented act with no basis in this form. Rather, everyone who enters the mosque brings this prescribed dhikr: "I seek refuge in Allah the Mighty." He says first, "In the name of Allah," Sunan Abi Dawud 466Sahih (Al-Albani) If he says this, he receives reward. If he does not say it, it is not obligatory. If he enters without saying this, there is no blame on him, because this is a recommended matter. It does not reach the point of being recorded on tapes and placed at the gates, producing sounds and all this, which comes from excessive strictness and from innovations that [Yusuf 12:40]. This is an unnecessary burden that Allah and His Messenger did not command. Yes.
The questioner:
Shaykh Salih, may Allah preserve you. I also noticed that this is included, for example, at the entrances of pharmacies and bookstores. When you enter, it says "Remember Allah," and when you exit, it says "Seek forgiveness from Allah." Does this apply to those places as well?
The Shaykh:
Yes, this is more severe; because it is not prescribed. When you enter a pharmacy, you do not come with dhikr, and when you exit it, you do not come with dhikr. This is not prescribed. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good,
The questioner Abdullah says: The person in charge of our mosque has placed a device that calls out the dhikr prescribed for entering the mosque. Is there any harm in placing it at the mosque gate, Shaykh Salih al-Fawzan?
The Shaykh:
This question was asked before in some of the sessions, and we answered that this is an invented act, an act of innovation. This makes people rely on these things,
not remembering Allah
وَلَا يَذْكُرُونَ اللَّهَI seek refuge in Allah, the Magnificent, and in His noble face, and in his eternal domain, from the accursed Devil.
أعوذ بالله العظيم وبوجهه الكريم وسلطانه القديم من الشيطان الرجيمfor which Allah has sent down no authority
مَّا أَنزَلَ اللَّهُ بِهَا مِن سُلْطَانٍThe questioner:
Shaykh Salih, may Allah preserve you. I also noticed that this is included, for example, at the entrances of pharmacies and bookstores. When you enter, it says "Remember Allah," and when you exit, it says "Seek forgiveness from Allah." Does this apply to those places as well?
The Shaykh:
Yes, this is more severe; because it is not prescribed. When you enter a pharmacy, you do not come with dhikr, and when you exit it, you do not come with dhikr. This is not prescribed. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good,
Source
قناة «مكة و المدينة»، 01 فتاوى على الهواء - 12 01 1433هـ _ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (14:43)
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