QUESTION: There is a place in the boundary of Makkah called Aziziyah ..is a swalaat performed there equivalent to the same 100,000 rewards as performed in masjid Al haram? does it count as the ruling of being in the same sanctuary? it seems that its in the same district

Hajj and Umrah, Prayer, Rulings on mosques
08 Feb

ANSWER: No. It’s counted only in the masjid al haram premises and the rows that are connected during salah.

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QUESTION: If a Non-muslim organisation is funding any masjid on the name of Non-muslim…can we take that funding or not… Is it permissible???

Charity, Religions, Rulings on mosques
26 Jan

ANSWER: This is permissible to take it from them

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QUESTION: Is it permissible for part of a masjid (the ladies area) to have an ar Question in Detail: There’s a Masjid with 3 floors and the weddings are usually on the first floor and sometimes it is used for friday prayers, funerals, and weddings. The money given for renting the wedding events is used for the masjid which is why people think it’s okay. Some also claim that it is the same as a home where you pray and also play music or have parties. So my question is, is it permissible?

Rulings on mosques
05 Jul

ANSWER: It is not permissible to hire regular places for weddings with music or other haram practices, let alone an area in the masjid.  This is outrageous. 

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QUESTION: In a building which has 2 floors, the first floor is doctors office and the the 2nd floor is a masjid. Is it ok to pray Jumuah in that masjid?

Prayer, Rulings on mosques
23 May

ANSWER: If there is no close by real masjid, this is permissible.

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QUESTION: Ruling on using mobile phones in masjid what are its limitations?   at my masjid people are engaged in talking about world affairs politics in masjid Some people also watch cricket matches live in masjid especially in the month of ramadhan is this permissible

Rulings on mosques
11 Apr

ANSWER: It is not permissible to disrespect the masjid with such activities. 

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QUESTION: My question is that is it allowed to go to the masjid when a woman has her monthly period? not to pray because it is not allowed,but to just sit down and do adhkar

Menstruation and post-natal bleeding, Rulings on mosques
27 Mar

ANSWER: No, this is not permissible. 

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QUESTION: Ya sheikh people in the masjid sometimes lose their keys .and it would be somewhere in the masjid .so the person who lost it requests the imam to announce in the masjid to handover the key to him .and this is done after salah.is this permissable and how should one find the keys if he lose it in the masjid

Illegitimate children & Lost property, Rulings on mosques
11 Jan

ANSWER: This is not permissible. He can ask the imam or the admins of the masjid whether anyone has brought forward missing items or not but not to announce this in the masjid.

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QUESTION: Is it permissible to donate in a masjid which is not ahle hadees. Like they are the ones who do Fatiha. Can we support them in construction of masjid and their madrasa and will we be rewarded? In which masjid we aren’t supposed to donate? Urgently we need the answer as a masjid needs our help.

Charity, Rulings on mosques
29 Dec

ANSWER: It’s not permissible to donate to masjids or madrasahs of deviant aqeedah and innovations as this would be assisting and collaborating in their sins.

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QUESTION: Can women during their menses enter a masjid for tholabul ‘ilm?

Menstruation and post-natal bleeding, Rulings on mosques
13 Dec

ANSWER: No, this is not permissible. 

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QUESTION: Is there any dress code for a non Muslim female to enter the masjid for a first time? For example a non Muslim woman asks a Muslim woman to go to masjid with her, must the Muslim woman tell her to dress properly or it doesn’t matter as she’s not a Muslim anyway?

Religions, Rulings on mosques
02 Dec

ANSWER: She must be ordered to abide by the full hijab and cover herself properly before being allowed to enter the masjid.

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