What is the ruling on installing marble in which visible and hidden images appear in mosques? And what is the ruling on praying in these mosques?
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The questioner : His EminenceThe Shaykh : The marble shaded in black and white, which is now used to decorate the interior walls of mosques, is brought from countries of shirk (associating partners with Allah) and kufr (disbelief). Therefore, it contains many visible and hidden images that become clear upon close inspection, and these are images of people and animals. What is the ruling on praying in these mosques? And what is the ruling on installing this marble in mosques?
The Shaykh : The ruling on installing this marble in which images appear is haram (forbidden). That is, it is forbidden for us to place marble containing images in the mosques of Muslims. It is obligatory for the people of the neighborhood whose mosque walls have been covered with this to demand its removal. If that is not possible, they should not pray in this mosque, but rather seek out another mosque. For this reason, 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) refrained from entering churches because they contained images.
And I say to the brotherThe questioner : If this is a reality here in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, let him clarify it to me so that we can reach an understanding with the worker of this mosque.
The Shaykh : The ruling on installing this marble in which images appear is haram (forbidden). That is, it is forbidden for us to place marble containing images in the mosques of Muslims. It is obligatory for the people of the neighborhood whose mosque walls have been covered with this to demand its removal. If that is not possible, they should not pray in this mosque, but rather seek out another mosque. For this reason, 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) refrained from entering churches because they contained images.
And I say to the brotherThe questioner : If this is a reality here in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, let him clarify it to me so that we can reach an understanding with the worker of this mosque.