What is the ruling on reserving a place in the mosque by placing a book or a rag?
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The questioner : May Allah preserve you, O Shaykh. What is the ruling on reserving a place in the mosque by placing a book or something similar in the first row, or a rag, or something like that?
The Shaykh : Yes, reserving a place in the mosque is permissible if a person is in the mosque. It is also permissible if he reserves a place and goes to relieve himself, perform wudu, or do something similar. However, if he reserves a place and goes to his home, to his family, or to his shop, some scholars say that this is not permissible because the right belongs to the first person, and this is preventing that right. Others say that it is permissible because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) set up a tent for Sa'd ibn Mu'adh in the mosque, and this is a type of reserving a place.
And what I see is that it is a sign of scrupulousness for a person to leave off this reserving of places, to leave off this reserving of places, except in the two cases I mentioned: if he leaves the mosque for a need and returns shortly, or if he is in the mosque itself. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah preserve you, O Shaykh, May Allah preserve you, O Shaykh. What is the ruling?
The Shaykh : Yes, reserving a place in the mosque is permissible if a person is in the mosque. It is also permissible if he reserves a place and goes to relieve himself, perform wudu, or do something similar. However, if he reserves a place and goes to his home, to his family, or to his shop, some scholars say that this is not permissible because the right belongs to the first person, and this is preventing that right. Others say that it is permissible because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) set up a tent for Sa'd ibn Mu'adh in the mosque, and this is a type of reserving a place.
And what I see is that it is a sign of scrupulousness for a person to leave off this reserving of places, to leave off this reserving of places, except in the two cases I mentioned: if he leaves the mosque for a need and returns shortly, or if he is in the mosque itself. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah preserve you, O Shaykh, May Allah preserve you, O Shaykh. What is the ruling?