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Praying in masjid that has shrine behind it
Assalaamu alaykum. Please quickly answer me without referring to another fatwa. Our bus stops for the prayer on the road by a masjid. There is a shrine of a saint outside that masjid. There is no image or grave inside the masjid. There is also no graveyard in front, nor to the left or the right side, of the masjid, but there is a graveyard and the shrine.. More
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Holding congregational prayer in two almost adjacent mosques
Assalaamu alaykum. Can two masjids with only two houses between them perform the Thuhr prayer at the same time?
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Praying in same spot in mosque all the time
Assalaamu alaykum. In a hadith, the Messenger of Allaah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam,prohibited to fix a place in the mosque, like a camel, which fixes its place. What does that mean?
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Putting pictures of graves of Awliyaa' on mosque walls
Assalaamu alaykum. I am from South India. In my neighborhood mosque, the walls of the northern and southern sides are decorated with pictures of various tombs of graves of certain well-known persons called 'valiullahs'. To what extent is this new trend justifiable? I personally objected it. Kindly guide us in the light of the Quran and the Sunnah. May.. More
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Praying in masjid in which grave is attached to Qiblah wall
Assalaamu alaykum. Please answer my question briefly, and do not refer to another fatwa. There is a masjid in our locality. After the death of the person who gave the land for that masjid, that person was buried in front of the masjid. However, the grave is attached to the wall of the Qiblah (prayer direction). Not every praying person of the first.. More
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Announcing person's death through masjid's loudspeakers
Assalaamu alaykum. My home town, China Fort Beruwala in Sri Lanka is a 100% Muslim town with a population of about 20,000 people in a radius of about 2.5 kilometers, and there are 16 masjids. When there is a funeral, we announce through the loudspeakers of the masjids who passed away and when and where the funeral will take place. Is it permissable.. More
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Violations inside masjid without intending disrespect not kufr
Is it kufr (disbelief) if you do haram stuff in the masjid like play music or say bad words, or is it a major sin? Note that no disrespect was intented.
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Whether Christians of Najraan prayed inside mosque or not
Assalaamu alaykum, dear Scholar. I have a question. Did the prophet, sallallaahu ʻalayhi wa sallam,give permission to a group of Christians to do their prayer in the mosque. Is there a hadith narrating this? What is the authenticity of the hadith?Ibn Ishaq said, “Muhammad bin Ja`far bin Az-Zubayr said that the (Najran) delegation came to the.. More
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Someone is reciting Quran loudly in the masjid
What you should when you enter the masjid and hear someone reciting the Holy Quran loudly?
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Expanding a mosque over an old grave
Assalamu alaykum. Respected Sir, there was a renowned islamic scholar who served many years in an islamic institution and was an imam of his native village mosque. He died forty years ago and was buried beside the mosque with the permission of the villagers. His grave was marked with brick that shows its boundaries. Now we need to extend the mosque.. More
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Ahaadeeth emphasizing that the mosque is a place of learning
Please confirm whether the hadithmentionedbelow is authentic or not! The masjids as a place of learning is emphasized: Al-Bukhaari and Muslim related a story of three people who entered the mosque; the Companions were sitting in a circle around the Prophet. One of the three found a place and sat in it, the second sat at the back, and the third went.. More
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Ahaadeeth about the decoration of mosques
Assalaamu alaykum. I read 2 hadiths and would like to know whether they are correct 1. Abu Darda said that when you start decorating your mosques and beautifying your mus-haf... 2. Abdullah ibn Abbas narrated that the Prophet, sallallaahu ʻalayhi wa sallam, said that when the sins of a nation increase, then their mosques become greatly decorated... More
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Raising the voice in the Prophet's mosque is more prohibited than in other mosques
What are the actions that some people currently do that are considered a breach of the prohibition of raising one’s voice in front of the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam? What are the actions that are complying with the praise that Allaah Almighty expressed concerning those who lower their voices before the Messenger of Allaah, sallallaahu.. More
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A mosque is not to be closed on account of a sin committed therein
I ask about a man who practiced sodomy in a mosque. Is closing this mosque because of this incident the correct course of action? Please note that only one person saw him doing so and did not report about him.
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Ruling on visiting old mosques
There is a mosque in a neighboring village which is said to have been built by ‘Amr ibn Al-‘As, may Allaah be pleased with him. I wish to see this mosque; is it permissible or not?
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