If a disbeliever enters the mosque, do we oblige him to pray or not?
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The questioner : If a disbeliever enters the mosque...
The Shaykh : What? The mosque, yes.
The questioner : Do we oblige him to pray or not?
The Shaykh : Yes, we say, "Pray," but we do not say, "We oblige you to pray." If we say, "Pray," and he says he is not a Muslim, we leave him alone. However, we say, "Do not stay at the mosque," because this causes embarrassment for the Muslims and is a challenge to them. As for obliging him to enter and pray, he says, "I am a disbeliever, I do not pray."
The questioner : ............. The Shaykh : This is a matter that returns to the person in charge.
The Shaykh : What? The mosque, yes.
The questioner : Do we oblige him to pray or not?
The Shaykh : Yes, we say, "Pray," but we do not say, "We oblige you to pray." If we say, "Pray," and he says he is not a Muslim, we leave him alone. However, we say, "Do not stay at the mosque," because this causes embarrassment for the Muslims and is a challenge to them. As for obliging him to enter and pray, he says, "I am a disbeliever, I do not pray."
The questioner : ............. The Shaykh : This is a matter that returns to the person in charge.