Discussion on the issue of tiling the mosque and whether it falls under decoration if the tiles are arranged in a specific pattern for the sake of utility?
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The questioner : There is another question that I forgot!
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner : Regarding tiling the mosque with tiles, one of our brothers in the Committee...
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : When we tiled it, how did we collect the tiles from people, I mean from the people of good?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : So there are colored tiles, and the pattern varies, so I think the tiles coming in have a black pattern like this.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : What did our brother do, may Allah forgive him, he went and placed—there is a fallen wall under the fence in the mosque, only between the two columns—every four hundred meters, but we only placed two columns under the platform.
The Shaykh : What did he equalize? What did he equalize?
The questioner : He placed a line of black tiles across, I mean just one tile.
The Shaykh : I mean a row of black tiles?!
The questioner : A row, yes, between the white tiles.
The Shaykh : From east to west?
The questioner : Yes, it is in the direction of the qiblah. Perhaps he exerted his own judgment; he says: This is not my ijtihad. He says: So that I use up the tiles, I mean the black ones, instead of wasting them in the tiles, I made it a line so that, I mean, it meets our need and we finish with it at the same time.
The Shaykh : What is his need?
The questioner : I mean, we have this tile, where do we want to go with it?! So he says: Instead of putting a tile here and a tile there, he made this line, and this, of course, will subsequently be covered by the moquette, by the carpets.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : It will not be visible, I mean, ever.
The Shaykh: All right.
The questioner : On this basis.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Is this considered... he made a line, and there is a line behind it, and there is also a third line coming, so what is your advice? Do we remove it, or do we leave it, or is there nothing wrong, or what is your opinion?
The Shaykh : If it is going to be carpeted.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Then may Allah pardon what has passed. But if it is not going to be carpeted!
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Then this may be considered among the decorations of mosques.
The questioner : So, since we are considering carpeting it, do we leave it?
The Shaykh: Yes. .
The questioner : May Allah prolong your life.
The Shaykh : But be careful!!
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : The carpets you are going to bring must be plain.
The questioner : I understood, I have the good news, this news reached me!
The Shaykh : It is not enough that the news reaches you!
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : It must be accompanied by action along with the news.
The questioner : And we, of course, I mean, can we contradict the Shari'ah?!
The Shaykh : No, I am afraid that perhaps there are people around you who will dispute the Sunnah.
The questioner : There is none, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : There is nothing.
The questioner : There is absolutely none.
The Shaykh : So may Allah support you.
The questioner : There is absolutely none. You will be pleased, if Allah wills. We were informed that you, the moquette dealer at Abu Malik's, are putting lines and I do not know what.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : So you are objecting to this matter, so the news reached us, and we, and if Allah wills, we will avoid this matter.
The Shaykh : Good, may Allah reward you with good, and I wish you further success.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you.
The questioner : May Allah prolong your life, if Allah wills.
The Shaykh : Be careful to not forget something, a second question.
The questioner : Yes? No, no, may Allah bless you, it is true that when I speak with you, I...
The Shaykh : Yes.
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner : Regarding tiling the mosque with tiles, one of our brothers in the Committee...
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : When we tiled it, how did we collect the tiles from people, I mean from the people of good?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : So there are colored tiles, and the pattern varies, so I think the tiles coming in have a black pattern like this.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : What did our brother do, may Allah forgive him, he went and placed—there is a fallen wall under the fence in the mosque, only between the two columns—every four hundred meters, but we only placed two columns under the platform.
The Shaykh : What did he equalize? What did he equalize?
The questioner : He placed a line of black tiles across, I mean just one tile.
The Shaykh : I mean a row of black tiles?!
The questioner : A row, yes, between the white tiles.
The Shaykh : From east to west?
The questioner : Yes, it is in the direction of the qiblah. Perhaps he exerted his own judgment; he says: This is not my ijtihad. He says: So that I use up the tiles, I mean the black ones, instead of wasting them in the tiles, I made it a line so that, I mean, it meets our need and we finish with it at the same time.
The Shaykh : What is his need?
The questioner : I mean, we have this tile, where do we want to go with it?! So he says: Instead of putting a tile here and a tile there, he made this line, and this, of course, will subsequently be covered by the moquette, by the carpets.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : It will not be visible, I mean, ever.
The Shaykh: All right.
The questioner : On this basis.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Is this considered... he made a line, and there is a line behind it, and there is also a third line coming, so what is your advice? Do we remove it, or do we leave it, or is there nothing wrong, or what is your opinion?
The Shaykh : If it is going to be carpeted.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Then may Allah pardon what has passed. But if it is not going to be carpeted!
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Then this may be considered among the decorations of mosques.
The questioner : So, since we are considering carpeting it, do we leave it?
The Shaykh: Yes. .
The questioner : May Allah prolong your life.
The Shaykh : But be careful!!
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : The carpets you are going to bring must be plain.
The questioner : I understood, I have the good news, this news reached me!
The Shaykh : It is not enough that the news reaches you!
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : It must be accompanied by action along with the news.
The questioner : And we, of course, I mean, can we contradict the Shari'ah?!
The Shaykh : No, I am afraid that perhaps there are people around you who will dispute the Sunnah.
The questioner : There is none, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : There is nothing.
The questioner : There is absolutely none.
The Shaykh : So may Allah support you.
The questioner : There is absolutely none. You will be pleased, if Allah wills. We were informed that you, the moquette dealer at Abu Malik's, are putting lines and I do not know what.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : So you are objecting to this matter, so the news reached us, and we, and if Allah wills, we will avoid this matter.
The Shaykh : Good, may Allah reward you with good, and I wish you further success.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you.
The questioner : May Allah prolong your life, if Allah wills.
The Shaykh : Be careful to not forget something, a second question.
The questioner : Yes? No, no, may Allah bless you, it is true that when I speak with you, I...
The Shaykh : Yes.
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