Ruling on preventing beggars from asking in the mosque
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Q: Some beggars ask in the mosques, and some imams prevent them from asking. Do they have evidence for preventing them? And is it permissible to give to them?
A: I do not know of any harm in that, and I do not know of an argument for whoever prevents them. However, if the beggars step over people’s necks and walk between the rows, they should be prevented, because of the harm their action causes to the worshippers. Likewise, during the sermon, they must be prevented, because listening is obligatory for them and for the other worshippers, and because their asking in this situation distracts others from listening to the sermon.
A: I do not know of any harm in that, and I do not know of an argument for whoever prevents them. However, if the beggars step over people’s necks and walk between the rows, they should be prevented, because of the harm their action causes to the worshippers. Likewise, during the sermon, they must be prevented, because listening is obligatory for them and for the other worshippers, and because their asking in this situation distracts others from listening to the sermon.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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