Is it permissible to talk about worldly matters between the adhan and the iqamah in the mosque?
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The questioner : Is it permissible to talk about worldly matters between the adhan and the iqamah in the mosque?
The Shaykh : The answer to this is detailed: it is permissible and it is not permissible. If the speech is incidental, for example, a person enters the mosque and sees a friend he has not seen for a while, and says, "As-salamu alaykum," and he replies, "Wa alaykum as-salam," and asks, "How are you, my brother? How is your family?" and so on; this is worldly, of course, and it is permissible. But if they sit in the mosque and hold a session to check currency prices, prices of ..., and so on, then this is seeking what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) mentioned in another occasion:Sunan Ibn Majah 767Sahih (Darussalam). So, there is no prohibition in ordinary speech, but speech intended for the perishable things of this world is not permissible.
Yes.
The Shaykh : The answer to this is detailed: it is permissible and it is not permissible. If the speech is incidental, for example, a person enters the mosque and sees a friend he has not seen for a while, and says, "As-salamu alaykum," and he replies, "Wa alaykum as-salam," and asks, "How are you, my brother? How is your family?" and so on; this is worldly, of course, and it is permissible. But if they sit in the mosque and hold a session to check currency prices, prices of ..., and so on, then this is seeking what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) mentioned in another occasion:
For the mosques were not built for that.
إن المساجد لم تُبْنَ لهذاYes.
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