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Is it permissible to sleep in a Masjid?

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Assalamu Alekum , My question is this that many people are sleeping in the Masjid, so i want to know is it Allowed to sleep in the Masjid or Not allowed ? Please send me the reply with the Refference. Shukriya!

Answer

(Fatwa: 829/730=B/1429)

A musafir and mu?takif (one who retires to a mosque with the intention of reward) can stay night in mosque. The other people should not use mosque like an inn, they should sleep in their houses. It is against the etiquettes of mosque for people to sleep there.

Allah (Subhana Wa Ta’ala) knows Best

Darul Ifta,
Darul Uloom Deoband

This answer was collected from the official ifta website of Darul Uloom Deoband in India.

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