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Reserving a place in the Masjid by placing a tasbeeh, shawl etc.

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Q: If a musalli, seated in the masjid, left to perform wudhu and intends returning. Can he reserve that place until the time he returns by placing a tasbeeh, shawl etc.?

Bismillaah

A: It is permissible for him to reserve that place through placing a tasbeeh, shawl etc.

قلت وينبغي تقييده بما إذا لم يقم عنه على نية العود بلا مهلة كما لو قام للوضوء مثلا ولا سيما إذا وضع فيه ثوبه لتحقق سبق يده تأمل (الشامية 2/662)

Answered by:

Mufti Zakaria Makada

Checked & Approved:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)

This answer was collected from MuftiOnline.co.za, where the questions have been answered by Mufti Zakaria Makada (Hafizahullah), who is currently a senior lecturer in the science of Hadith and Fiqh at Madrasah Ta’leemuddeen, Isipingo Beach, South Africa.

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