The Ministry of Islamic Affairs called on mosques and their imams to respond promptly to the call to prayer and to scramble to the front of the line to approach the imam, stressing the need to inform worshipers that they will not be allowed to reserve their place inside the mosque, in a letter addressed to all mosques and mosques. I asked the imams to remove the carpets and articles that were placed to secure the place, because the person most suitable for the place is the one who came before it.
The Ministry has noticed that some worshipers are securing their spots in the front rows and other areas by placing rugs, sticks, etc., and that securing their spots is a form of harm to those who arrive at prayers early by preventing them from approaching the Imam. “What many people do is bring mattresses into the temple,” he said, citing the words of Sheikh Ibn Taymiyyah. Sitting down before going to the mosque on Fridays and other occasions is prohibited by Muslim conventions, but rather it is prohibited. “There are two opinions among scholars about the legitimacy of his prayer, because he usurped a place inside the mosque by spreading the furniture inside and preventing other worshipers who had come to the mosque earlier from praying there,” Muharram said. He is ordered to enter the mosque before the other person, so if the furnished one arrives and is late, he is violating the Shari’a in two ways: on the one hand, he is late and on the other, he is violating the Shari’a. In addition to the fact that he robbed a corner of the mosque and prevented those who were ahead of the mosque from praying in the mosque and completing the first row, then the first row, and in addition to the fact that he would skip people if there were participants.
He emphasized the removal of all tools and tools that constitute evil, and emphasized that it was plunder by force. The Prophet, prayers and peace of God be upon him, said: “Whoever sees evil among you, let him change it with his hands; if he cannot do that, then with his tongue; and if he cannot do that, then with his heart; those are the least faithful,” she added in the circular. “This should be taken into account so that it does not lead to further evil.”
