Is it permissible for the people of the Sunnah to build a mosque near the mosque of the innovators?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you. Is it permissible for the people of the Sunnah to build a mosque near the mosque of the innovators?
The Shaykh : Yes, it is permissible for the people of the Sunnah to build a mosque for themselves near the mosque of the innovators, on the condition that no fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) arises. It is obligatory for the people of the Sunnah to build mosques that are a match for the mosques of the people of innovation. As for building it nearby, I fear that this may lead to fitnah, where some of them fight others. Matters like this are sensitive, and the further we stay away from fitnah and stirring up sectarian hatred, the better. Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, it is permissible for the people of the Sunnah to build a mosque for themselves near the mosque of the innovators, on the condition that no fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) arises. It is obligatory for the people of the Sunnah to build mosques that are a match for the mosques of the people of innovation. As for building it nearby, I fear that this may lead to fitnah, where some of them fight others. Matters like this are sensitive, and the further we stay away from fitnah and stirring up sectarian hatred, the better. Yes.