The masjid is not a place for futile talk or raising the voice

Question:

Is this narration authentic?

‘Umar ibnul Khattab built an area [outside] the Masjid called al-Butayha and said, “Whoever wishes to talk nonsense or recite poetry or raise his voice should go to that area.”

Answer:

Imam Malik (rahimahullah) has recorded this narration (balaghan).

(Muwatta Imam Malik, Hadith: 484)

Imam Ibn ‘Abdil Barr (rahimahullah) has cited the complete chain. The narrators are reliable.

(Al Istidhkar, vol. 4 pg. 401, Al Faruq Hadithah edition. Also see: Mirqatul Mafatih, Hadith: 745)

Note: Kindly refer to a Mufti/Darul Ifta for a fatwa on this issue

And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.

Answered by: Moulana Suhail Motala

Approved by: Moulana Muhammad Abasoomar

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