Ruling on Reserving Spaces in the Mosque
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What is the ruling on reserving places in the mosque?
What I see regarding reserving places in the mosque is that if a person is in the mosque, there is no harm, on the condition that the rows do not become so numerous that he has to step over them later. As for the one who places a reservation and then leaves, that is not permissible; because he is reserving what he does not deserve.And some of the scholars of knowledge said: It is permissible, and this is the well-known position of the Hanbali school (may Allah have mercy on them).They said: There is no harm in a person reserving a place for himself to pray in, but this is undoubtedly a weak opinion, since the mosque belongs to Allah, and the one who arrives first has the greater right to it.
What I see regarding reserving places in the mosque is that if a person is in the mosque, there is no harm, on the condition that the rows do not become so numerous that he has to step over them later. As for the one who places a reservation and then leaves, that is not permissible; because he is reserving what he does not deserve.And some of the scholars of knowledge said: It is permissible, and this is the well-known position of the Hanbali school (may Allah have mercy on them).They said: There is no harm in a person reserving a place for himself to pray in, but this is undoubtedly a weak opinion, since the mosque belongs to Allah, and the one who arrives first has the greater right to it.