Does the school prayer hall have the rulings of a mosque?
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The questioner : Does the school prayer hall take on the rulings of mosques?
The Shaykh : A school prayer hall, or a prayer area in a home that a person has prepared for prayer, does not take on the ruling of a mosque. Rather, it is a prayer area that is respected because people pray in it. However, it is not given the ruling of a mosque in terms of, for example, not sitting in it until one prays two rak'ahs upon entering, or not sitting in it while in a state of major ritual impurity without performing ablution, or performing i'tikaf (spiritual retreat) in it, or similar rulings of mosques. No, a prayer area in a workplace or in a home is not a mosque and does not have the rulings of a mosque, but it is a place of gathering where people pray. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you. Also, from the questions of the female listener, the honorable Shaykh says.
The Shaykh : A school prayer hall, or a prayer area in a home that a person has prepared for prayer, does not take on the ruling of a mosque. Rather, it is a prayer area that is respected because people pray in it. However, it is not given the ruling of a mosque in terms of, for example, not sitting in it until one prays two rak'ahs upon entering, or not sitting in it while in a state of major ritual impurity without performing ablution, or performing i'tikaf (spiritual retreat) in it, or similar rulings of mosques. No, a prayer area in a workplace or in a home is not a mosque and does not have the rulings of a mosque, but it is a place of gathering where people pray. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you. Also, from the questions of the female listener, the honorable Shaykh says.