Is it permissible to complete a sale and purchase inside the mosque?
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The questioner : ... But what is the ruling on it, that ... outside the mosque and he pays me money in the mosque, for example ... .
The Shaykh : Completing a transaction in the mosque is not a problem.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : I say that completing a transaction in the mosque is not a problem, but buying in the mosque is not permissible, even if it is for a book of knowledge, it is not permissible.
The questioner : Is not the operative cause the same?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Is not the operative cause the same ...
The Shaykh : This is completing a transaction. It is established that completing a transaction in the mosque occurred during the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), with the debtors of Abu Jabir and others, including one who had such and such, and I think it was Ibn Abi Hudhr. Then, completing a transaction is not buying or selling; completing a transaction is clearing a liability and discharging an obligation.
The Shaykh : Completing a transaction in the mosque is not a problem.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : I say that completing a transaction in the mosque is not a problem, but buying in the mosque is not permissible, even if it is for a book of knowledge, it is not permissible.
The questioner : Is not the operative cause the same?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Is not the operative cause the same ...
The Shaykh : This is completing a transaction. It is established that completing a transaction in the mosque occurred during the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), with the debtors of Abu Jabir and others, including one who had such and such, and I think it was Ibn Abi Hudhr. Then, completing a transaction is not buying or selling; completing a transaction is clearing a liability and discharging an obligation.