Is it permissible to separate women from men in the mosque?
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The questioner : The time for the Friday prayer, if you give them time to perform wudu and prepare for the Friday prayer.
The Shaykh : Okay, where will they pray in this mosque?
The Shaykh : Where are the women?
The questioner : Under the men's mosque.
The Shaykh : Under the men's mosque, which is on the upper level.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And this hall is part of the mosque.
The questioner : It is part of the same building, underneath the building, on the ground floor.
The Shaykh : You haven't answered me; this is the custom.
The questioner : They mean, our Shaykh, the same mosque...
The Shaykh : I know, my lord, I know. And this discussion took place just now, and we understood, yes. And we understood that it is not part of the mosque. Now the entire inquiry returns to this: I draw your attention to whether... no problem, no problem, so he answers the question and rests: is it part of the mosque, or is the hall part of the mosque?
The questioner : The men's mosque on the upper level has a sign that says "Mosque exclusively for women; men are prohibited from entering except on Thursdays and at Maghrib." They eat there, and when there are young men fasting, they place food there.
The Shaykh : I mean, it is as if I had asked this question and understood that this ground floor is not connected to the mosque but is separate from it. In that case, imagine. Is this correct?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Okay, imagine in your mind that this mosque is connected to one of the buildings. It is connected to one of the buildings, and these buildings are, of course, separate from the mosque but adjacent to it. Is it permissible to pray behind the imam in the mosque from a man in his building?
The questioner : It is not permissible.
The Shaykh : And the situation is the same there.
The questioner : Okay, what about praying in the rooms in the mosque?
The Shaykh : The question returns to whether it is considered a mosque and has the rulings of a mosque, or whether it is not considered part of the mosque? The answer is: if it is considered part of the mosque, it is permissible; otherwise, it is not permissible. I imagine that this room is not part of the mosque. I imagine it this way, and the people of Makkah know its valleys best.
The questioner : The upper floor is part of the mosque.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : The upper floor, I mean, is above.
The questioner : Oh, our Shaykh, if the mosque fills up, do these rooms become attached to the mosque?
The Shaykh : Like the road? Did it become a mosque?
The questioner : I mean, the upper floor does not become attached to this mosque in this case.
The Shaykh : Did it become a mosque? You haven't answered me, as usual. The students laugh.The Shaykh : And the students.
The questioner : I mean, I sometimes pray in the mosque...
The Shaykh : I mean, this is what you designate as a benefit, may Allah forgive you.
The questioner : No. The students laugh.
The Shaykh : Okay, where will they pray in this mosque?
The Shaykh : Where are the women?
The questioner : Under the men's mosque.
The Shaykh : Under the men's mosque, which is on the upper level.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And this hall is part of the mosque.
The questioner : It is part of the same building, underneath the building, on the ground floor.
The Shaykh : You haven't answered me; this is the custom.
The questioner : They mean, our Shaykh, the same mosque...
The Shaykh : I know, my lord, I know. And this discussion took place just now, and we understood, yes. And we understood that it is not part of the mosque. Now the entire inquiry returns to this: I draw your attention to whether... no problem, no problem, so he answers the question and rests: is it part of the mosque, or is the hall part of the mosque?
The questioner : The men's mosque on the upper level has a sign that says "Mosque exclusively for women; men are prohibited from entering except on Thursdays and at Maghrib." They eat there, and when there are young men fasting, they place food there.
The Shaykh : I mean, it is as if I had asked this question and understood that this ground floor is not connected to the mosque but is separate from it. In that case, imagine. Is this correct?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Okay, imagine in your mind that this mosque is connected to one of the buildings. It is connected to one of the buildings, and these buildings are, of course, separate from the mosque but adjacent to it. Is it permissible to pray behind the imam in the mosque from a man in his building?
The questioner : It is not permissible.
The Shaykh : And the situation is the same there.
The questioner : Okay, what about praying in the rooms in the mosque?
The Shaykh : The question returns to whether it is considered a mosque and has the rulings of a mosque, or whether it is not considered part of the mosque? The answer is: if it is considered part of the mosque, it is permissible; otherwise, it is not permissible. I imagine that this room is not part of the mosque. I imagine it this way, and the people of Makkah know its valleys best.
The questioner : The upper floor is part of the mosque.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : The upper floor, I mean, is above.
The questioner : Oh, our Shaykh, if the mosque fills up, do these rooms become attached to the mosque?
The Shaykh : Like the road? Did it become a mosque?
The questioner : I mean, the upper floor does not become attached to this mosque in this case.
The Shaykh : Did it become a mosque? You haven't answered me, as usual. The students laugh.The Shaykh : And the students.
The questioner : I mean, I sometimes pray in the mosque...
The Shaykh : I mean, this is what you designate as a benefit, may Allah forgive you.
The questioner : No. The students laugh.
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