The ruling on talking excessively about worldly matters in the mosque
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He has another question in this letter, in which he says: We built a mosque in the village, but when people sit in it waiting for the prayer, they talk about things other than the remembrance of Allah and the words of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). And when we forbid them, they do not stop. We ask your eminence to issue a ruling on how we should deal with them?
Answer: People like these should be advised, as you have done. They should be advised to occupy themselves with the remembrance of Allah, with reading the Qur'an, with glorification and exaltation of Allah, with seeking forgiveness, or with silence. Mosques are not a place for talking about worldly matters; rather, they are a place for the remembrance of Allah, reading the Qur'an, prayer, worship, and studying knowledge. So these people should be advised and directed to good, and it should be made clear to them that this is a disliked matter and that they should not be talking about worldly affairs. Rather, they should occupy themselves with something that benefits them in the Hereafter, such as the remembrance of Allah, reading the Qur'an, and talking about what benefits them in the Hereafter. This is how the believer should be. As for a little talk about worldly matters, there is nothing wrong with it. If they talk a little, or if a person talks a little with his brother about an incidental worldly matter, there is no harm in that. But making it a gathering for talking about worldly matters is a disliked matter and should not be done. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah bless you and reward you with good.
Answer: People like these should be advised, as you have done. They should be advised to occupy themselves with the remembrance of Allah, with reading the Qur'an, with glorification and exaltation of Allah, with seeking forgiveness, or with silence. Mosques are not a place for talking about worldly matters; rather, they are a place for the remembrance of Allah, reading the Qur'an, prayer, worship, and studying knowledge. So these people should be advised and directed to good, and it should be made clear to them that this is a disliked matter and that they should not be talking about worldly affairs. Rather, they should occupy themselves with something that benefits them in the Hereafter, such as the remembrance of Allah, reading the Qur'an, and talking about what benefits them in the Hereafter. This is how the believer should be. As for a little talk about worldly matters, there is nothing wrong with it. If they talk a little, or if a person talks a little with his brother about an incidental worldly matter, there is no harm in that. But making it a gathering for talking about worldly matters is a disliked matter and should not be done. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah bless you and reward you with good.
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