A brother of mine in Britain asks: We have two mosques in our city in Britain, so after the festival prayer, a group from the mosque went on a trip for one day.
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The questioner : A final question: I have a brother in Britain, of course, who sends you his greetings, and he asks: In our city, there are only two mosques in this city. On the day of the festival, the young men of the mosque went on a trip, so the imam of the mosque locked the mosque, and only one mosque remained in the city, and the people went to... the mosque; is this action we took correct or wrong, namely locking the mosque?
The Shaykh : You know that the festival prayer in the lands of Islam is not prayed, or its prayer is not prescribed, in the mosques, but rather it is prayed outside the town; so did those who went out and the mosque was closed pray the festival prayer or not?
The questioner : Yes, they prayed the festival prayer, after the festival, after the festival prayer.
The Shaykh : How after the festival?
The questioner : After the festival prayer.
Another questioner : After the time.
The Shaykh : Did they pray the festival prayer outside the mosque?
The questioner : No, no, they pray there in the mosque.
The Shaykh : My brother, you say there are two mosques, why was one mosque closed? Because its people went out.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : When they went out, did they pray the festival prayer or not?
The questioner : Yes, they prayed.
The Shaykh : And where?
The questioner : In the mosque itself.
Another questioner : They prayed in the mosque, and after the festival prayer they went on a trip, for example, to relax, and the midday prayer, for example, they prayed it in the open, and the mosque was locked.
The questioner : They stayed for a day or two.
Another questioner : The festival prayer, not...
The Shaykh : You are saying there are two mosques, one mosque they closed and one mosque they opened; why did they close the mosque?
The questioner : Because they are going on a trip.
The Shaykh : Yes, so they did not pray in the mosque.
The questioner: Yes.
Abu Malik: Let me volunteer...
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
Abu Malik: You say they prayed the festival prayer in the mosque and went out.
The questioner: Yes.
Abu Malik: So that is it.
The Shaykh : What do you want...
Abu Malik: ... that the question is not about the festival prayer now.
The questioner : The festival prayer, our Shaykh.
Abu Malik: His question is that the people of the mosque who pray in this neighborhood, after they prayed the festival prayer, they went out and were absent from it, and the mosque remained closed; is what they did good or not good? That is the question.
The questioner : It was closed for about a day or two in the mosque.
The Shaykh : My brother, take the question and answer now!!
Abu Malik: ... his question, our Shaykh.
The Shaykh : No, he added now a day or two!!
Abu Malik: ... meaning the important thing is they were absent from it during the prayer times; meaning five times, seven times, ten times, that is it.
The Shaykh : Did they pray the festival prayer in the mosque?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Then did they close the mosque?
The questioner : Then they closed the mosque.
The Shaykh : Okay; and they stayed in the open?
The questioner : They went on a trip.
The Shaykh : How many days?
The questioner : One day, let us say.
The Shaykh : One day, you say the mosque was closed for a day or two?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Why?
The questioner : It is not... between a day or two.
Abu Malik: ...
The questioner : Yes, yes... he mentioned to me a day or two, that is the important thing.
The Shaykh : Summarize, my brother, the question, may Allah bless you; what is the question now?
The questioner : That their going out on the trip and closing the mosque, so the issue of closing the mosque for a full day?
Another questioner : Or two days.
Another questioner : Is it a good deed or not a good deed?
The Shaykh : This is understood, my brother, that closing the mosques means suspending worship.
The questioner : Yes, that is the question!
The Shaykh : Okay; this is clear.
The questioner : Honestly, they mentioned to me: ask Shaykh Nasser about it.
The Shaykh : There is no power nor strength except with Allah!
"And nothing is valid in the minds *** If the day needs a proof."
Abu Malik: I think the Shaykh did not answer you now!! [Everyone laughs!], the Shaykh did not answer you, did you understand the Shaykh's answer?
The questioner : Yes, I understood.
Abu Malik: What is it?
The questioner : That it is not permissible.
Abu Malik: It is not permissible, but the Shaykh did not say to you: it is not permissible.
The questioner : It is not permissible in meaning.
Abu Malik: Still...
Another questioner : May Allah reward you with good, O Shaykh, and prolong your life.
The Shaykh : You know that the festival prayer in the lands of Islam is not prayed, or its prayer is not prescribed, in the mosques, but rather it is prayed outside the town; so did those who went out and the mosque was closed pray the festival prayer or not?
The questioner : Yes, they prayed the festival prayer, after the festival, after the festival prayer.
The Shaykh : How after the festival?
The questioner : After the festival prayer.
Another questioner : After the time.
The Shaykh : Did they pray the festival prayer outside the mosque?
The questioner : No, no, they pray there in the mosque.
The Shaykh : My brother, you say there are two mosques, why was one mosque closed? Because its people went out.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : When they went out, did they pray the festival prayer or not?
The questioner : Yes, they prayed.
The Shaykh : And where?
The questioner : In the mosque itself.
Another questioner : They prayed in the mosque, and after the festival prayer they went on a trip, for example, to relax, and the midday prayer, for example, they prayed it in the open, and the mosque was locked.
The questioner : They stayed for a day or two.
Another questioner : The festival prayer, not...
The Shaykh : You are saying there are two mosques, one mosque they closed and one mosque they opened; why did they close the mosque?
The questioner : Because they are going on a trip.
The Shaykh : Yes, so they did not pray in the mosque.
The questioner: Yes.
Abu Malik: Let me volunteer...
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
Abu Malik: You say they prayed the festival prayer in the mosque and went out.
The questioner: Yes.
Abu Malik: So that is it.
The Shaykh : What do you want...
Abu Malik: ... that the question is not about the festival prayer now.
The questioner : The festival prayer, our Shaykh.
Abu Malik: His question is that the people of the mosque who pray in this neighborhood, after they prayed the festival prayer, they went out and were absent from it, and the mosque remained closed; is what they did good or not good? That is the question.
The questioner : It was closed for about a day or two in the mosque.
The Shaykh : My brother, take the question and answer now!!
Abu Malik: ... his question, our Shaykh.
The Shaykh : No, he added now a day or two!!
Abu Malik: ... meaning the important thing is they were absent from it during the prayer times; meaning five times, seven times, ten times, that is it.
The Shaykh : Did they pray the festival prayer in the mosque?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Then did they close the mosque?
The questioner : Then they closed the mosque.
The Shaykh : Okay; and they stayed in the open?
The questioner : They went on a trip.
The Shaykh : How many days?
The questioner : One day, let us say.
The Shaykh : One day, you say the mosque was closed for a day or two?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Why?
The questioner : It is not... between a day or two.
Abu Malik: ...
The questioner : Yes, yes... he mentioned to me a day or two, that is the important thing.
The Shaykh : Summarize, my brother, the question, may Allah bless you; what is the question now?
The questioner : That their going out on the trip and closing the mosque, so the issue of closing the mosque for a full day?
Another questioner : Or two days.
Another questioner : Is it a good deed or not a good deed?
The Shaykh : This is understood, my brother, that closing the mosques means suspending worship.
The questioner : Yes, that is the question!
The Shaykh : Okay; this is clear.
The questioner : Honestly, they mentioned to me: ask Shaykh Nasser about it.
The Shaykh : There is no power nor strength except with Allah!
"And nothing is valid in the minds *** If the day needs a proof."
Abu Malik: I think the Shaykh did not answer you now!! [Everyone laughs!], the Shaykh did not answer you, did you understand the Shaykh's answer?
The questioner : Yes, I understood.
Abu Malik: What is it?
The questioner : That it is not permissible.
Abu Malik: It is not permissible, but the Shaykh did not say to you: it is not permissible.
The questioner : It is not permissible in meaning.
Abu Malik: Still...
Another questioner : May Allah reward you with good, O Shaykh, and prolong your life.
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