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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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A prayer area in a home or workplace does not have the ruling of a mosque

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There is a school with a prayer area prepared specifically for the midday prayer. At the time of the midday prayer, the girls are forced to enter, and some of them may be menstruating. Does this prayer area have the ruling of a mosque?Meaning: It is not permissible for them to sit in it, and when they sit in the classrooms, some immoral things may occur. Is it permissible to force them to enter this prayer area?
A prayer area in schools does not have the ruling of a mosque; rather, it is a prayer area, and not every place where prayer is performed is considered a mosque.The mosque is: A mosque is what is prepared for prayer in a general sense and is arranged and built for that purpose.
As for merely designating a place where prayer is performed, this does not make it a mosque. Accordingly, it is permissible for a menstruating woman to enter the school prayer area and remain in it.
Source shamela.ws

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