Does the prayer place in the house or elsewhere have the ruling of a mosque?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you. If a woman has a specific place in the house that she cleans,
The Shaykh : If it is
The questioner : If a woman has a specific place in the house that she cleans and children do not enter, and if you pray in it, does it have the ruling of a mosque, such as entering it, meaning you pray two rak'ahs or perform i'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque)?
The Shaykh : No, the prayer place, whether in the house, a government office, a company office, or otherwise, does not have the ruling of a mosque. Rather, it is a prayer place, just as a person prepares, for example, a carpet to pray on; it does not have the ruling of a mosque.
The Shaykh : If it is
The questioner : If a woman has a specific place in the house that she cleans and children do not enter, and if you pray in it, does it have the ruling of a mosque, such as entering it, meaning you pray two rak'ahs or perform i'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque)?
The Shaykh : No, the prayer place, whether in the house, a government office, a company office, or otherwise, does not have the ruling of a mosque. Rather, it is a prayer place, just as a person prepares, for example, a carpet to pray on; it does not have the ruling of a mosque.