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Is the festival prayer performed in the mosques?

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The questioner : No. Come on, my brother. Peace be upon you. He says: In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. And that we are the imams of mosques in residential neighborhoods, and they have asked us to perform the festival prayer in our mosques. Is it permissible for us to pray the festival prayer in the mosques, especially since some scholars have said that it is a bid'ah (religious innovation)?

The Shaykh : The reality is that we do not ask about such matters here. Because these matters have responsible authorities from the government, and it is they who organize where people pray in the mosques. And we know that the government has distinguished scholars who understand more than the one who says it is a bid'ah (religious innovation). So the reference for these things is the government, not a fatwa (scholarly legal ruling) given in a place like this. Yes.
Source قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 19 - 20 - دروس وفتاوى المسجد الحرام للعام 1409 هـ - الدرس التاسع عشر - الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين — youtube.com (44:04)

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