Sometimes there are sometimes close mosques, so what is the ruling on that?
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The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Shaykh, may Allah reward you, sometimes in some neighborhoods there are close mosques.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Is it?
The questioner : If the mosques ...
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : ... there is only one street between them
The Shaykh : In such a case, one looks to see if the street between them has many people on this side and that side? And is crossing this street dangerous and difficult? Because sometimes this street is a main street, a main street where cars come and accidents are frequent, for example, and on both sides, the right and the left, there are, meaning, many people.
The questioner : There is no, Shaykh, there is no this ...
The Shaykh : Yes, so the village, the second one is a mosque of harm. The scholars said that the mosque of harm is demolished, but it is not up to us in reality, rather it is up to the authorities. And it is not permissible for the authorities to permit the construction of a mosque near another mosque without need ... So he strives, he strives, but in my opinion, if this were implemented, it would lead to fitnah (trial, discord or temptation), meaning people, unfortunately, take pride in having a mosque in their neighborhood, so perhaps the government and the authorities would overlook this so that fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) does not occur.
The questioner : Some of the misguided sects.
The Shaykh : Some?
The questioner : The misguided sects.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : ... by building mosques in the houses, so each one of them builds a corner in his house and makes a room for it...
The questioner : Shaykh, may Allah reward you, sometimes in some neighborhoods there are close mosques.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Is it?
The questioner : If the mosques ...
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : ... there is only one street between them
The Shaykh : In such a case, one looks to see if the street between them has many people on this side and that side? And is crossing this street dangerous and difficult? Because sometimes this street is a main street, a main street where cars come and accidents are frequent, for example, and on both sides, the right and the left, there are, meaning, many people.
The questioner : There is no, Shaykh, there is no this ...
The Shaykh : Yes, so the village, the second one is a mosque of harm. The scholars said that the mosque of harm is demolished, but it is not up to us in reality, rather it is up to the authorities. And it is not permissible for the authorities to permit the construction of a mosque near another mosque without need ... So he strives, he strives, but in my opinion, if this were implemented, it would lead to fitnah (trial, discord or temptation), meaning people, unfortunately, take pride in having a mosque in their neighborhood, so perhaps the government and the authorities would overlook this so that fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) does not occur.
The questioner : Some of the misguided sects.
The Shaykh : Some?
The questioner : The misguided sects.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : ... by building mosques in the houses, so each one of them builds a corner in his house and makes a room for it...