SPEAKING
ABOUT WORLDLY MATTERS IN THE MOSQUE
ASSEMBLED BY MALLAM ABBA
ABANA, KUBWA, ABUJA, NIGERIA
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Bismillah Walhamdulillah Was Salaatu Was Salaam 'ala
Rasulillah. As-Salaam Alaikum Wa-Rahmatullahi Wa-Barakatuhu
Praise be to Allaah; we seek His help and
His forgiveness. We seek refuge with Allaah from the evil of our own souls and
from our bad deeds. Whomsoever Allaah guides will never be led astray, and
whomsoever Allaah leaves astray, no one can guide. I bear witness that there is no god but
Allaah, and I bear witness that Muhammad (Sallalhu alaihi Wasalam) is His slave and Messenger.
Question: How
should one behave, especially in a masjid, when the Adhaan is being called? Are
we allowed to talk worldly affairs while it is being called? Are we allowed to exchange
"Salaam" (greetings) while it is being called?
Al-Haakim reported in al-Mustadrak
(4/359) that Anas ibn Maalik (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: “The
Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: ‘There
will come a time when people will sit in circles in the mosques and they will
have no concern except this world. Allaah has no need of them so do not sit
with them.’” This is a saheeh hadeeth even though al-Bukhaari and Muslim did
not narrate it. Al-Dhahabi said in al-Talkhees that it is saheeh.”
This hadeeth states that this
blameworthy deed is disliked, because the mosques are not built for such a
purpose. Allaah commanded that mosques should be built to remember Him and to
conduct prayers and acts of worship and obedience to Him, such as I’tikaaf
(retreat, seclusion for devotion and worship), and different kinds of dhikr
such as circles for reciting Qur’aan and seeking knowledge.
On the other hand, there are ahaadeeth
that command us to repeat the words of the adhaan after the muezzin, as a
mustahabb or encouraged deed, and to set an example of how one should behave
when hearing the adhaan. Some people neglect this, and do not realize how much
reward they are missing out on and how much they are to blame for that. What
sort of hearts must they have?! They hear the remembrance of Allaah then they
turn away from Him, and it has no effect on their hearts so that they may fear
Him and feel compelled to listen.
One of these ahaadeeth is that narrated
by Imaam Muslim in his Saheeh (no. 384) from ‘Amr ibn al-‘Aas (may
Allaah be pleased with him), who said that he heard the Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) say: “When any one of you hears the muezzin,
let him say something like he says, then send blessings on me, for whoever
sends blessings on me, Allaah will send blessings tenfold on him. Then ask
Allaah to grant me al-waseelah, for it is a status in Paradise that only one of
Allaah’s slaves will attain, and I hope that I will be the one. Whoever asks
for al-waseelah for me, will be granted my intercession for him.”
As for giving the greeting of salaam
and shaking hands, there is nothing wrong with this, for these are acts of
obedience to Allaah. There is no conflict between doing these things and
responding to the muezzin, because a person may do all of these things at once.
Muslims should beware of doing anything
that may offend or disturb those who come to the mosque for worship. This
includes disturbing those who are reading Qur’aan, praying or remembering
Allaah in the mosque. It is an evil deed (sayi’ah) to disturb the people in the
mosque by talking about worldly affairs, because this is offensive to them and
distracts Muslims from doing acts of worship properly. Disturbing others is not
allowed, even if it takes the form of reading Qur’aan, so how about if it takes
other forms? Ahmad ibn Shu’ayb al-Nisaa'i reported in al-Sunan al-Kubra
(5/32) under the heading Dhikr Qawl al-Nabi (peace and blessings of Allaah
be upon him) Laa yajhar ba’dukam ‘ala ba’din fi’l-Qur’aan (Mentioning the
statement of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), None of
you should compete with one another in reciting Qur’aan loudly), a report
from Abu Haazim al-Timaar from al-Bayaadi, that the Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) came out and found the people praying and
reciting in loud voices. He said: “The one who is praying is conversing with
his Lord, so let him think about what he is saying to Him. Do not compete with
one another in reciting Qur’aan loudly.” Ibn Muhayreez (may Allaah have mercy
on him) is reported to have said: “Speaking in the mosque is idle talk, except
for one who is praying, or remembering his Lord, or asking for help or giving
help.” (Musannaf ‘Abd al-Razzaaq, part 8, Baab Kalaam ‘Ikrimah).
Ibn al-Haaj said, concerning the manners of the Muslim when he sets out for the
mosque: “He should intend to avoid idle talk in the mosque or talking about
that which does not concern him, for there is a report that says that speaking
in the mosque about anything but the deeds of the Hereafter is like fire in dry
wood, it eats up hasanaat (good deeds). So he should take care to avoid that,
lest he goes out to engage in trade and comes back having lost everything
because of his idle talk.” (al-Madkhal by Ibn al-Haaj, part 1, al-Sunnah
fi’l-Mashiy ila’l-Masjid).
And Allaah knows best. May Allaah bless
our Prophet Muhammad. Praise be to Allaah, Lord of the Worlds.
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