Is the school prayer area where only one prayer is performed considered a mosque regarding the greeting prayer?
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The questioner : The honorable Shaykh, we have a mosque inside the school, but prayer is only performed there at one time. Some of the students, when they enter to pray, go into the mosque and immediately sit down. Some of them object, saying: "This is a prayer area, and the ruling on the greeting prayer does not apply to it." Please give us a ruling, may Allah reward you, and may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : The question is: Is this mosque you mentioned established by the legislator?
The questioner : No ... .
The Shaykh : It means it is built, but it is inside the school, and only the people of the school pray in it.
The questioner : The people of the school.
The Shaykh : It appears to me that this is a prayer area and not a mosque, as evidenced by the fact that if they left this school, this mosque would become invalid. However, I encourage our brothers that no one should sit down until he prays, because this is better.
By Allah, a time will surely come for each of us in which he will wish that in his book of good deeds there was one or two rak'ahs. It will be said: "O my brother, why do you deprive yourself?" First: There is a possibility that it is a mosque, in which case it falls under the generality of the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family):Sahih al-Bukhari 1167 Second: Even on the assumption that it is not a mosque, which is the more apparent view to me, pray two rak'ahs, as they will benefit you with Allah (Mighty and Majestic).
The Shaykh : The question is: Is this mosque you mentioned established by the legislator?
The questioner : No ... .
The Shaykh : It means it is built, but it is inside the school, and only the people of the school pray in it.
The questioner : The people of the school.
The Shaykh : It appears to me that this is a prayer area and not a mosque, as evidenced by the fact that if they left this school, this mosque would become invalid. However, I encourage our brothers that no one should sit down until he prays, because this is better.
By Allah, a time will surely come for each of us in which he will wish that in his book of good deeds there was one or two rak'ahs. It will be said: "O my brother, why do you deprive yourself?" First: There is a possibility that it is a mosque, in which case it falls under the generality of the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family):