Accessories belonging to the mosque: Is it permissible to purchase them inside the mosque?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you. Regarding the accessories belonging to the mosque, is it permissible... inside the mosque?
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : The accessories belonging to the mosque.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Yes, yes.
The questioner : Is it not permissible...
The Shaykh : As for the one who bought them, he does not intend trade, there is no doubt; he intends the reward. But as for the seller, he intends trade. Because if he says, for example, "The lamp is one riyal," and the buyer says, "No, we sell it for two riyals," what happens? He becomes a trader on one side. Yes, Muhammad.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : The accessories belonging to the mosque.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Yes, yes.
The questioner : Is it not permissible...
The Shaykh : As for the one who bought them, he does not intend trade, there is no doubt; he intends the reward. But as for the seller, he intends trade. Because if he says, for example, "The lamp is one riyal," and the buyer says, "No, we sell it for two riyals," what happens? He becomes a trader on one side. Yes, Muhammad.