Is the greeting of the mosque prayed in a temporary prayer place?
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The questioner : ... If, for example, it is a prayer place where prayer is performed only once, such as in the desert, meaning it is not established as a permanent mosque, should one still pray two rak'ahs in it?
The Shaykh : No, it appears not, though it is possible to say that it is a mosque. In the desert, people mark out a place to make it a mosque where they pray. However, it is not a mosque in the sense that the rulings of a mosque do not apply to this place. For example, it is permissible to sell it, permissible to plant crops in it, and permissible to move to another location. But we say that the precaution is not to sit down until you have prayed two rak'ahs. The issue does not depend on whether we call it a mosque or not; the mere greeting of the mosque does not depend on that. What depends on it is, for example, the prohibition of buying and selling in it, the prohibition of renting it out, all the rulings of a mosque, and the permissibility of i'tikaf (spiritual retreat) in it if the congregation is held there. Yes.
The Shaykh : No, it appears not, though it is possible to say that it is a mosque. In the desert, people mark out a place to make it a mosque where they pray. However, it is not a mosque in the sense that the rulings of a mosque do not apply to this place. For example, it is permissible to sell it, permissible to plant crops in it, and permissible to move to another location. But we say that the precaution is not to sit down until you have prayed two rak'ahs. The issue does not depend on whether we call it a mosque or not; the mere greeting of the mosque does not depend on that. What depends on it is, for example, the prohibition of buying and selling in it, the prohibition of renting it out, all the rulings of a mosque, and the permissibility of i'tikaf (spiritual retreat) in it if the congregation is held there. Yes.