Do gatherings of knowledge and remembrance held outside of mosques receive the virtue mentioned in the hadith: “When a group of people gather in one of the houses of Allah…”
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The questioner : All right, in a final question, if you would be so kind, this is an addition.
The Shaykh : Yes, that is correct.
The questioner : That is, does any of the virtue in the hadith apply if a group of people gather in a place other than a house of Allah, meaning they gather in a place that is not a house of Allah, are the angels surrounding them and mercy enveloping them like in the mosque, or is it different?
The Shaykh : If their gathering is upon the Sunnah, the answer is yes.
The questioner : What do you mean by “upon the Sunnah”?
The Shaykh : I mean they do not engage in turmoil and spinning in the dhikr, as the Laythiyyah do. Do you know them? I say, I know them. I say, no, no, do not lengthen the explanation.
The questioner : No, I do not know them.
The Shaykh : Yes, that is it. You do not know these people who sway to the right and to the left.
The questioner : Yes, the Sufis, I mean.
The Shaykh : Ah, you know them now.
The questioner : Yes, yes.
The Shaykh : All right, it is not permissible to mention them, even in the mosque.
The questioner : Yes, that is well known.
The Shaykh : In fact, some scholars said that the mosque in which such dancing was held should have the dust removed from where they were standing, meaning the mosque should be purified from it.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, so if the dhikr is in the mosque or in any house of Allah in which Allah is worshipped upon the Sunnah, then the virtue mentioned in the hadithSunan Abi Dawud 1455Sahih (Al-Albani) includes them.
The questioner : Even if it is a session of knowledge, studying hadiths, for example, does it apply?
The Shaykh : That is better.
The questioner : What Allah willed.
The Shaykh : Yes, that is correct.
The questioner : And may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And you, if Allah wills.
The questioner : Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The questioner : And is it true that he called you before his death, declaring his acceptance of the creed of the Salaf? This is how it was conveyed to us.
The Shaykh : All right, your question is two questions, is it not?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, let it be part by part. What is the first part?
The Shaykh : Yes, that is correct.
The questioner : That is, does any of the virtue in the hadith apply if a group of people gather in a place other than a house of Allah, meaning they gather in a place that is not a house of Allah, are the angels surrounding them and mercy enveloping them like in the mosque, or is it different?
The Shaykh : If their gathering is upon the Sunnah, the answer is yes.
The questioner : What do you mean by “upon the Sunnah”?
The Shaykh : I mean they do not engage in turmoil and spinning in the dhikr, as the Laythiyyah do. Do you know them? I say, I know them. I say, no, no, do not lengthen the explanation.
The questioner : No, I do not know them.
The Shaykh : Yes, that is it. You do not know these people who sway to the right and to the left.
The questioner : Yes, the Sufis, I mean.
The Shaykh : Ah, you know them now.
The questioner : Yes, yes.
The Shaykh : All right, it is not permissible to mention them, even in the mosque.
The questioner : Yes, that is well known.
The Shaykh : In fact, some scholars said that the mosque in which such dancing was held should have the dust removed from where they were standing, meaning the mosque should be purified from it.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, so if the dhikr is in the mosque or in any house of Allah in which Allah is worshipped upon the Sunnah, then the virtue mentioned in the hadith
No people get together in a house of the houses of Allah
ما اجتمع قوم في بيت من بيوت اللهThe questioner : Even if it is a session of knowledge, studying hadiths, for example, does it apply?
The Shaykh : That is better.
The questioner : What Allah willed.
The Shaykh : Yes, that is correct.
The questioner : And may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And you, if Allah wills.
The questioner : Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The questioner : And is it true that he called you before his death, declaring his acceptance of the creed of the Salaf? This is how it was conveyed to us.
The Shaykh : All right, your question is two questions, is it not?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, let it be part by part. What is the first part?
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