The Permissibility of Performing the Marriage Contract in the Mosque

Question:
Some of the brothers in countries other than this one perform the marriage contract in the mosque. What is the ruling on this? They say that this is a blessing.

Answer:
Some scholars have recommended performing the marriage contract in the mosque. If they do it in the mosque, there is no blame on them. If they do it anywhere in the house, or in the shop, or in the market, there is nothing wrong with it. However, some scholars have recommended doing it in the mosque. I do not know of clear evidence for this, except that the mosque is preferred. I do not recall anything at the moment that indicates the prescription of this, other than the words of some scholars. If the contract is performed outside the mosque, in the husband’s house, or the wife’s house, or in the house of one of the neighbors or relatives, all of this is fine, and praise be to Allah. The matter is broad.

Question: Now, regarding the people of Makkah specifically, most of them do not perform the contract except in the two Sacred Mosques?

Answer: It is not obligatory; it can be done anywhere, and praise be to Allah.

Question: Is this a condition?

Answer: It is not a condition; it is not obligatory.

Question: What is your opinion of the hadith: “Announce this marriage, strike the drum for it, and make it in the mosques”?

Answer: If this is authentic, there is nothing in...