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Locking the masjid at night for security reasons

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Q: Is it permissible to lock the masjid at night for security reasons?

Bismillaah

A: It is permissible to lock the masjid at night for security reasons.

و الإغلاق يشبه المنع فيكره قال فى الهداية وقيل لابأس به إذا خيف على متاع المسجد اه وهو أحسن من التقييد بزماننا كما فى عبارة بعضهم فالمدار خشية الضرر على متاع​ المسجد فإن ثبت فى زماننا فى جميع الأوقات ثبت كذلك إلّا فى أوقات الصلاة أو لا أو فى بعضها ففى بعضها (البحر الرائق2/33, الشامية 1/656)

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.