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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The Shaykh’s advice to one of his students to provide a place for ablution and a toilet exclusively for women on his land

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The Shaykh : There is a hadith in Sahih al-Bukhari: “The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to the house of a group of people and prayed for them in a place for them to designate as a prayer area.” And another hadith related to this topic: a man named 'Utbah ibn Malik, who was blind, said: “O Messenger of Allah, I want you to come to my house and designate a place for me to use as a prayer area.”
And upon you be peace and Allah's mercy and blessings.
The student : ... .
The student : Do you allow me, my Shaykh?

The Shaykh : Please, my brother.
The student : Fear Allah.
The student : We went out, my Shaykh, in Ramadan, you and Shaykh 'Adnan, once before dawn to take a lesson on distinguishing the true dawn from the false dawn, because he is a military man, so he gave us a lesson, and by Allah, he is very good with the stars; he has experience.
Another student: Look at the stairs, Abu Anas, now we will find the grades up there... By Allah, it is very good... The generator is not working, we ran it on the engine, now it is back.
The student: Peace be upon you.

The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The student : One of the Moroccan brothers, may Allah reward him with good, came to visit us, so he reminded me of this good sunnah. Whenever he entered the gathering, he would say, “Peace be upon you,” and whenever he left, “Peace be upon you.” When he went down from the door and returned to the other door, he would say, “Peace be upon you.” After that, I said to him, “My brother, later, you are working on us, hehehe... You want to work on us? Peace be upon you, peace be upon you, peace be upon you. I have heard it from you two hundred times. Do you know our Moroccan brother, Abu...?”
Another student: His name is Muhammad al-Maghrawi.
Another student: No, no, what is his name? Abu 'Umar... the Moroccan.

The Shaykh : Muhammad al-Maghrawi or 'Abd al-Rahman?
The student : No, Muhammad al-Maghrawi is the Moroccan da'iyah.
Another student: The young man who came to us, the Moroccan.
Another student: Yes, yes.
Another student: Well, what Allah willed! He sent me a message from Saudi Arabia; he works in a restaurant.
Another student: It might be him; he is now forty-five, fifty years old.

The Shaykh: Yes.
The student : We interrupted you, my Shaykh, please go ahead.

The Shaykh : Excuse me. So, the point is that the Messenger (peace be upon him) went to this blind man and prayed in a place he designated as a prayer area. And as I say, regarding the mosques that are built, it must be observed that they have a door for men and a door for women; because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had more than one door for his mosque. So, one day he entered from a door, and 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) was with him, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “If we were to leave this door for the women.” Na'f, who was the freed slave of 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar, said: “So from that day, 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar did not enter the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) mosque from this door,” because the Messenger said, “If we were to leave it for the women.” Therefore, from the Salafi design of the mosque, it is that there should be a door for women to enter the mosque and exit from, so they do not mix with the men. So, our Lord (Mighty and Majestic) has blessed you with this land first, and I hope from Allah that He will let you enjoy it with a good enjoyment, and make it for you an aid in His obedience and in fulfilling the duty of thanking Him, and with this house as well. So, I say it is obligatory that there be a place for ablution and a toilet exclusively for women, like this place we are in now. You have men and you have women. You have a place for ablution here for the men to perform wudu' with ease, but the women... I noticed while I was praying that one woman came quickly, entered, and was walking shyly, meaning she was uncomfortable... I am not a planner or an engineer, but I am a reminder.
The student : May Allah bless you.

The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you. So, I see, I do not know if they are sitting up there or...
The student : Behind the house.

The Shaykh : Behind.
The student : Ah, behind.

The Shaykh : There must be an entrance to a section exclusively for women for wudu' and relieving themselves, and then... listen to the rest of the matter, and then they pass through so that they pray with the men.
The student : Next time, if Allah wills, you will find this ready, by the permission of Allah the Exalted.

The Shaykh : May Allah reward you with good. You are going to ruin it for me, Abu Ibrahim.
The student : That I say, Shaykh, excuse me... meaning, next time, if Allah wills, the generator will be there, and the women will sit up there.

The Shaykh : This is a nice patch.
The student : No, no, it is there...

The Shaykh : We are talking about where they want to sit, we are talking about where they want to pray. May Allah guide you, may Allah guide you, Abu Ibrahim. Amen, amen, amen.
The student : May Allah reward you with good, O Shaykh.

The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you.
Source www.al-albany.com

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