Chapter on Mosques.

The Shaykh : The new lesson is his statement: "Chapter on Mosques". Mosques is the plural of masjid, meaning the place of prostration, and it is of two types:
The first is a specific place, such as the well-known mosques established in the neighborhoods.
The second is general for the entire earth, so that any place of prostration becomes a mosque. The evidence for this is the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family): The intended meaning of this heading mentioned by the author is the first type, namely the specific mosques that are built for people to use as places of prayer. The rulings concerning mosques are numerous; some scholars have dedicated independent works to them due to their importance, while other scholars mention some of their rulings in their appropriate chapters. Should we say that it is appropriate to discuss these mosques, i.e., to speak about them, when we discuss the purity of the place for the one praying, or should they be mentioned in the chapter on congregation? The answer is that each scholar has his own opinion on this, and the objective is that they not fall outside the framework of the book on prayer, given their connection to prayer.