Is it permissible to bring food and eat, even if it is in the minbar of the mosque, whether it is on the upper level or the lower level?
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The questioner : Shaykh, what if it is in the minbar, for example, if there is a minbar in the mosque?
The Shaykh : As long as it is a mosque, it has the ruling of a mosque; there is no difference.
The questioner : Well, what if it is on the lower level...?
The Shaykh : The search is in the mosque; whatever is part of the mosque, whether it is on the lower level or the upper level, it is not permissible to use mosques for other than what they were built for. Yes.
The Shaykh : As long as it is a mosque, it has the ruling of a mosque; there is no difference.
The questioner : Well, what if it is on the lower level...?
The Shaykh : The search is in the mosque; whatever is part of the mosque, whether it is on the lower level or the upper level, it is not permissible to use mosques for other than what they were built for. Yes.
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