Is it permissible to reserve a place in the mosque by sending someone?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Imam al-Nawawi (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned in al-Majmu' that al-Shafi'i said: It is permissible for a man to send someone to take a place for him to sit in, and when the sender arrives, the one sent moves aside, and it is permissible to spread a garment for him. He asks: Is what is called reserving a place in the mosque permissible?
Answer:
If he comes soon, there is nothing wrong with it. But if he reserves a place in the mosque and then goes to sleep, or goes to buy and sell, it is not permissible for him to do this.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Imam al-Nawawi (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned in al-Majmu' that al-Shafi'i said: It is permissible for a man to send someone to take a place for him to sit in, and when the sender arrives, the one sent moves aside, and it is permissible to spread a garment for him. He asks: Is what is called reserving a place in the mosque permissible?
Answer:
If he comes soon, there is nothing wrong with it. But if he reserves a place in the mosque and then goes to sleep, or goes to buy and sell, it is not permissible for him to do this.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 694- هل يجوز حجز مكان في المسجد بإرسال أحد؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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