Ruling on Reserving a Place in the Mosque on Friday
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What is the ruling on reserving a place in the mosque on Friday?
Reserving a place is permissible on the condition: That a man be in the mosque; for example, he reserves a spot in the first row and goes to the far end of the mosque to read alone so that people do not disturb him.
And on another condition: If he wants to reach his place in the first row, he must move forward to his place; because if he delays, it would necessitate stepping over people’s backs, unless there is a door at the front of the mosque that allows him to exit the mosque and return to the door from the door’s side. In that case, there is no harm in waiting until he is ready, then exiting the mosque and going to his place.
Reserving a place is permissible on the condition: That a man be in the mosque; for example, he reserves a spot in the first row and goes to the far end of the mosque to read alone so that people do not disturb him.
And on another condition: If he wants to reach his place in the first row, he must move forward to his place; because if he delays, it would necessitate stepping over people’s backs, unless there is a door at the front of the mosque that allows him to exit the mosque and return to the door from the door’s side. In that case, there is no harm in waiting until he is ready, then exiting the mosque and going to his place.