Is the request of one whose money has been lost like the request for money?
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The Shaykh : This is a matter we have mentioned. Is the request of one whose money has been lost like the request for money? We said it is not included, but it is better for him to sit at the mosque door and speak.
The questioner : With a loudspeaker?
The Shaykh : Even with a loudspeaker, there is no harm, if Allah wills, because he is not asking for money for himself, but rather he intends to return the lost item to its owner.
The questioner : The calendars and results that are usually found in mosques, meaning these... some companies place them in mosques for advertising purposes, and sometimes it is written on them, "A gift from such-and-such company." What is the ruling on this?
The Shaykh : Is their intention advertising?
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Look, in any case... they will not see the advertising, but if that is the case, the paper containing the advertising should be covered up, the name of the thing that placed it, even though it has no need for it in reality. I have no need for it, meaning, because most mosques have a board showing the time of the adhan and the time of the iqamah, and this is what is most important for people.
The questioner : In our country...
The Shaykh : I do not think, if Allah wills, there is any harm, ... but if there is a fear, for example, that there is a company's picture and name on a large surface, then a white paper should be placed over it, and that is enough. The time is up.
The questioner : With a loudspeaker?
The Shaykh : Even with a loudspeaker, there is no harm, if Allah wills, because he is not asking for money for himself, but rather he intends to return the lost item to its owner.
The questioner : The calendars and results that are usually found in mosques, meaning these... some companies place them in mosques for advertising purposes, and sometimes it is written on them, "A gift from such-and-such company." What is the ruling on this?
The Shaykh : Is their intention advertising?
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Look, in any case... they will not see the advertising, but if that is the case, the paper containing the advertising should be covered up, the name of the thing that placed it, even though it has no need for it in reality. I have no need for it, meaning, because most mosques have a board showing the time of the adhan and the time of the iqamah, and this is what is most important for people.
The questioner : In our country...
The Shaykh : I do not think, if Allah wills, there is any harm, ... but if there is a fear, for example, that there is a company's picture and name on a large surface, then a white paper should be placed over it, and that is enough. The time is up.