A question about some of the rulings specific to customs?
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The questioner : ... about praying in the land of the customs office; the land of customs, I mean.
The Shaykh : The land of customs.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh: All right.
Another questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : There is no prohibition there, of course, there is no prohibition, but this question is related to a jurisprudential issue mentioned in the books of jurists, and there is disagreement among them regarding the ruling on praying in usurped land. So, if the customs office was built on usurped land, the question arises: What is the ruling on praying in this usurped land? However, if the land did not belong to anyone and the state usurped it and built the buildings specific to customs there, then there is nothing wrong with praying there. But I think the validity of the question, based on the doubt that our friend here whispered to me, is as if you confirmed it for him, meaning; in that case, the validity of the question is: Is it permissible to be an imam in that office? We say: No; because it is not permissible to be an employee in an office where one assists in wrongdoing.
The questioner : Assists in wrongdoing?
The Shaykh : Yes, this is what you should ask if the matter is as my friend told me by whispering.
The questioner : How does he assist in wrongdoing? ...
Another questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Does he not pray there?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : He does not pray in the mosque, he prays in the customs office.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Is it a mosque endowed as a mosque?
The questioner : Endowed by the endowments, yes.
The Shaykh : A mosque endowed as a mosque?
The questioner : Yes, a mosque endowed as a mosque by the endowments.
The Shaykh : Meaning it is not specific to customs, right?
The questioner : It is not specific to customs, it is specific to the endowments, and Friday prayer is held in it.
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah; you have known the ruling and it did not apply to you.
Another questioner : You are clear, meaning.
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The Shaykh : The land of customs.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh: All right.
Another questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : There is no prohibition there, of course, there is no prohibition, but this question is related to a jurisprudential issue mentioned in the books of jurists, and there is disagreement among them regarding the ruling on praying in usurped land. So, if the customs office was built on usurped land, the question arises: What is the ruling on praying in this usurped land? However, if the land did not belong to anyone and the state usurped it and built the buildings specific to customs there, then there is nothing wrong with praying there. But I think the validity of the question, based on the doubt that our friend here whispered to me, is as if you confirmed it for him, meaning; in that case, the validity of the question is: Is it permissible to be an imam in that office? We say: No; because it is not permissible to be an employee in an office where one assists in wrongdoing.
The questioner : Assists in wrongdoing?
The Shaykh : Yes, this is what you should ask if the matter is as my friend told me by whispering.
The questioner : How does he assist in wrongdoing? ...
Another questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Does he not pray there?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : He does not pray in the mosque, he prays in the customs office.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Is it a mosque endowed as a mosque?
The questioner : Endowed by the endowments, yes.
The Shaykh : A mosque endowed as a mosque?
The questioner : Yes, a mosque endowed as a mosque by the endowments.
The Shaykh : Meaning it is not specific to customs, right?
The questioner : It is not specific to customs, it is specific to the endowments, and Friday prayer is held in it.
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah; you have known the ruling and it did not apply to you.
Another questioner : You are clear, meaning.
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
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