The ruling on naming a mosque after its owner
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Question:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, he says: What is the ruling on naming a mosque after its owner, and is this considered showing off in worship (riya')?
Answer:
There is nothing wrong with naming a mosque after the one who built it or after its imam who leads the prayer in it, so that it is known. So that it is known. You do not know mosques except by their names. They are named after those who built them, or those who lead the prayer in them, or after the neighborhood. It is said, "The mosque of such-and-such a neighborhood." A name is necessary to distinguish the mosque from others. This naming is permissible, and it is not showing off in worship (riya'), but rather it is for the sake of identification, so that the mosque is known.
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, he says: What is the ruling on naming a mosque after its owner, and is this considered showing off in worship (riya')?
Answer:
There is nothing wrong with naming a mosque after the one who built it or after its imam who leads the prayer in it, so that it is known. So that it is known. You do not know mosques except by their names. They are named after those who built them, or those who lead the prayer in them, or after the neighborhood. It is said, "The mosque of such-and-such a neighborhood." A name is necessary to distinguish the mosque from others. This naming is permissible, and it is not showing off in worship (riya'), but rather it is for the sake of identification, so that the mosque is known.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم تسمية المسجد باسم صاحبه؟ وهل يدخل ذلك في الرياء؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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