Is the greeting of the mosque obligatory in the mosque library?
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The questioner : Your Eminence, is the greeting of the mosque obligatory in the mosque library located at the rear of the mosque?
The Shaykh : Yes, is the library inside the mosque or outside?
The questioner : Outside the mosque.
The Shaykh : Is its door from the outside?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And did you not enter through the mosque’s enclosure?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : It has no greeting, and it does not carry the ruling of the mosque; buying, selling, renting, and leasing are permissible in it.
The questioner : If it is inside the enclosure?
The Shaykh : If it is inside the enclosure, it is part of the mosque, yes, unless it was built before [the mosque], in which case it is independent, yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, is the library inside the mosque or outside?
The questioner : Outside the mosque.
The Shaykh : Is its door from the outside?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And did you not enter through the mosque’s enclosure?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : It has no greeting, and it does not carry the ruling of the mosque; buying, selling, renting, and leasing are permissible in it.
The questioner : If it is inside the enclosure?
The Shaykh : If it is inside the enclosure, it is part of the mosque, yes, unless it was built before [the mosque], in which case it is independent, yes.