What is your opinion of the one who cites the hadith: “Who will give charity to this man?” as evidence for the permissibility of establishing a second congregation in the mosque?

The questioner : ... in the mosque there is a regular imam, and these people, of course, cite a hadith, but I tell them it is not permissible to cite the hadith which is: which is the hadith of Abu Sa'id al-Khudri.

The Shaykh : Do you understand, my brother? This hadith has no connection to the subject of the question.

The questioner: Yes.

The Shaykh : These people, they tell you, do not understand anything of Islamic jurisprudence. So if three or four of you enter the mosque after the first congregation has been prayed and one of you leads the prayer as imam, who is the one giving charity and who is the one receiving charity in this situation?

The questioner: Yes.

The Shaykh : No one. Therefore, the hadith has no connection to this situation.

The questioner : It has no connection.

The Shaykh : Not at all.

The questioner : Well, is it possible there are other pieces of evidence that we might cite, Shaykh? Is that possible?

The Shaykh : No, it is not possible, because this is a long discussion.

The questioner : Ah, okay, that is fine. May Allah reward you with all good.

The Shaykh : Welcome.