Is it recommended to perform the marriage contract in the mosque?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you, Your Eminence. There is a question: some people believe that performing the marriage contract in the mosque is recommended. Is there any evidence for that?
The Shaykh : I am not aware of any basis or evidence from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) for the recommendation of performing the marriage contract in the mosque. However, if the groom and the guardian happen to be in the mosque and the contract is performed there, there is nothing wrong with it, because this is not of the nature of buying and selling. It is well known that buying and selling in the mosque is forbidden, but the marriage contract is not buying and selling. So if it is performed in the mosque, there is nothing wrong with it. As for recommending it to the extent that we say: "Go out of the house to the mosque" or "Make an appointment in the mosque to perform the contract there," that requires evidence, and I am not aware of any evidence for that.
The questioner : May Allah reward you. Some people compare this to the Christians, who perform the marriage contract.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : They compare this to the Christians, who perform the marriage contract in
The Shaykh : No, this is not at all on their minds. Even the scholars who recommended it—scholars from among the scholars of the Shari'ah—have no evidence for it. But they said: "Indeed, and this is the House of Allah, and the marriage contract should be performed in it." But this reasoning, if there is no specific Sunnah regarding it—such that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) would go to the mosque and perform the marriage contract there—then it should not be said that it is recommended.
The Shaykh : I am not aware of any basis or evidence from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) for the recommendation of performing the marriage contract in the mosque. However, if the groom and the guardian happen to be in the mosque and the contract is performed there, there is nothing wrong with it, because this is not of the nature of buying and selling. It is well known that buying and selling in the mosque is forbidden, but the marriage contract is not buying and selling. So if it is performed in the mosque, there is nothing wrong with it. As for recommending it to the extent that we say: "Go out of the house to the mosque" or "Make an appointment in the mosque to perform the contract there," that requires evidence, and I am not aware of any evidence for that.
The questioner : May Allah reward you. Some people compare this to the Christians, who perform the marriage contract.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : They compare this to the Christians, who perform the marriage contract in
The Shaykh : No, this is not at all on their minds. Even the scholars who recommended it—scholars from among the scholars of the Shari'ah—have no evidence for it. But they said: "Indeed,