I went to this box and found it empty, and at that time I was in desperate need to travel, and this required a sum of money. So I went to the Shaykh and asked him for it, and with all humility and simplicity he said to me…
Tag: masjid
Ready and waiting for the prayer inside the masjid
Apart from when I have been ill or travelling, for the last forty years, never has the muadh.dhin ever made the call for the zhuhr prayer except that I have been [ready and waiting for the prayer] inside the masjid.
Regarding a man buried in the masjid
What is the ruling regarding a man who has been buried in the masjid?
Used to stand the night in prayer
Sa’eed ibn ‘Abdul-‘Azeez used to stand the night in prayer, and when the time of Fajr entered he would renew his wudhoo and leave [home] for the masjid.
Do not disturb
‘Ask for him (seek him out) at the masjid’, and don’t say to him: ‘He is not here, so as not to lie’
Missed the prayer for rain
With regard to the prayer for rain, if a group [of people] enter [the masjid] and [find] the imaam is giving the sermon, after already having just completed the two rak’ah prayer [for rain in congregation], should they [now] offer the prayer [for rain themselves] or should they sit down [with the rest of the congregation] for the sermon? Also, is [the rain prayer] to be made up [if missed]? And [if it is], should they offer the prayer in congregation?
Taking a copy of the Qur.aan from the Masjid
What is the ruling regarding the one who takes home a copy of the Qur.aan from the masjid, especially if this occurs a number of times?
The use of microphones in the masjid
What is your opinion regarding the khateeb using a microphone?
The final abode
When the King saw the humble home of the Shaykh he offered to have a new house built for him.
Demolishing a masjid to rebuild it or move location
Reference: Fataawa al-Lajnah ad-Daa.imah lil-Buhooth al-‘Ilmiyyah wal-Iftaa., – Volume 6, Page 230, Question No.2, Fatwa No.6397 Question: What is the ruling on demolishing a masjid and then rebuilding it, or moving it to a nearby place? Response: The base ruling is the permissibility of this, so long as it is done for Shar’ee (Islaamically legal) […]