Can you do worldly stuff in the masjid?

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Scimi
 
Scimitar said:
well,

bro... if the masjid has wifi :D

Bro, try and think a little before you post, jazakAllahu khair,

Scimi
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Bro, better you think and ask yourself, is the masjid belong to you or not?. If yes, then you can do anything that you want in your own masjid. But if not, then is better you learn about etiquette as visitor.

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lol u mentioned using internet on laptops in a masjid bro lol... masjids with wifi, brilliant. :D

Scimi
 
I can't believe some on here are giving you bad advice. Of course you can study inside a mosque, as long as you keep your voice down and you're not interrupting anyone. It's sad that we live in a time where a mosque is simply a place to put your head on the ground 5 times a day, yet during the time of the Prophet PBUH and generations after, it was the political ,social ,educational and at times, medical center of the Muslim community.

I think someone here mentioned you revising/studying as a secular pursuit, I assume Muslims aren't allowed to gain knowledge according to them?

Dear brother, do not worry about such wayward opinions, if you find it comfortable and peaceful (as well as practical) to study at the mosque, do so. I have done so at ELM and some other mosques and prayer rooms in London.
 
Born_Believer said:
I can't believe some on here are giving you bad advice. Of course you can study inside a mosque, as long as you keep your voice down and you're not interrupting anyone. It's sad that we live in a time where a mosque is simply a place to put your head on the ground 5 times a day, yet during the time of the Prophet PBUH and generations after, it was the political ,social ,educational and at times, medical center of the Muslim community.

I think someone here mentioned you revising/studying as a secular pursuit, I assume Muslims aren't allowed to gain knowledge according to them?

Dear brother, do not worry about such wayward opinions, if you find it comfortable and peaceful (as well as practical) to study at the mosque, do so. I have done so at ELM and some other mosques and prayer rooms in London.
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There is no prohibition for Muslims to learn math or making business plan in the prayer room in public mosque. But it should not become a habit, because the purpose of building the prayer room is for ibadah, like salah, dhikr, recite Qur'an. If Muslims start to spend most of their times in prayer room not for ibadah, then the prayer room in mosque will lost its main function as the room for ibadah.

I am not talking about the whole area of mosque, but only about prayer room, the sacred room in mosque.

It's okay, if a student do homework in prayer room in public mosque, if he cannot do it on other area in mosque due to some reasons like cold weather. But if he can do it in other area in mosque, then I very suggest him to use other area, like the masjid terrace. He must aware of the main function of the prayer room.
 
Scimitar said:
lol u mentioned using internet on laptops in a masjid bro lol... masjids with wifi, brilliant. :D

Scimi
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Masjid with wifi is common in Indonesia. And even 4000 masjid in Bandung city are/will installed with wifi. Unfortunately there are always st*pid people who use masjid wifi for chating with opposite gender in Facebook. That's why the city mayor ordered the masjid caretaker to watch wifi usage by masjid visitors.
 
ardianto said:
Masjid with wifi is common in Indonesia. And even 4000 masjid in Bandung city are/will installed with wifi. Unfortunately there are always st*pid people who use masjid wifi for chating with opposite gender in Facebook. That's why the city mayor ordered the masjid caretaker to watch wifi usage by masjid visitors.
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Bro,

are you serious? I was being sarcastic about the wifi in masjids being a "brilliant" idea.

wifi in a masjid? for what purpose? :D

Scimi
 
Scimitar said:
Bro,

are you serious? I was being sarcastic about the wifi in masjids being a "brilliant" idea.

wifi in a masjid? for what purpose? :D

Scimi
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I am serious, bro. Wifi is common facility in some masjid in Indonesia, to make the visitors can access internet when they are in masjid.

Indonesian urban people love to use internet. But they prefer to use free wifi when they are not at home to save the cost of their paid mobile device. That's why many public places like shopping centers, restaurants, or even parks in big cities, facilitated with free wifi to make the visitors feel at home.

If those places facilitated with wifi, why not masjid?. Isn't masjid a public place too?.

:)
 
ardianto said:
I am serious, bro. Wifi is common facility in some masjid in Indonesia, to make the visitors can access internet when they are in masjid.

Indonesian urban people love to use internet. But they prefer to use free wifi when they are not at home to save the cost of their paid mobile device. That's why many public places like shopping centers, restaurants, or even parks in big cities, facilitated with free wifi to make the visitors feel at home.

If those places facilitated with wifi, why not masjid?. Isn't masjid a public place too?.

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Bro,

first of all, installing wifi in a masjid is asking for trouble. It's not a shopping mall or a cafeteria where people waste time being social butterflies.

Secondly, comparing a masjid to a shopping mall is not right. Shopping malls are the modern day "bazaars" and our prophet pbuh warned us in ahadeeth about the fitans within bazaars.

Third, I see no reason for wifi to be installed inside of masjids - until and unless - the network engineers who set it up, can put a block on social media and other questionable sites which promote haraam. British schools have certain sites blocked so the students don't surf sites that are not conducive to their study.

Issue here is, from the sound of things - Indonesian masjids have not implemented this strategy.

So basically bro, wifi in masjids? load of rubbish designed to distract you away from why you are in that masjid in the first place.

Scimi
 
ardianto said:
There is no prohibition for Muslims to learn math or making business plan in the prayer room in public mosque. But it should not become a habit, because the purpose of building the prayer room is for ibadah, like salah, dhikr, recite Qur'an. If Muslims start to spend most of their times in prayer room not for ibadah, then the prayer room in mosque will lost its main function as the room for ibadah.

I am not talking about the whole area of mosque, but only about prayer room, the sacred room in mosque.

It's okay, if a student do homework in prayer room in public mosque, if he cannot do it on other area in mosque due to some reasons like cold weather. But if he can do it in other area in mosque, then I very suggest him to use other area, like the masjid terrace. He must aware of the main function of the prayer room.
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You still don't understand the point. A mosque isn't just for prayer, it's meant to be a community center.

Now, if someone turns up to the mosque to do revision but doesn't pray then that's a different discussion but that clearly isn't what the person here is describing.
 
Scimitar said:
Wresting in masjid? anyone?

I'm up for it

Scimi
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Let me know when you are next up North. I will take you on! * just kidding *

I've seen fisticuffs take place in my Masjid. Old men battering each other with walking sticks too.

People gossip about worldly matters in the actual Masjid.

Heck, people bring their kids to have a run round and treat it as a creche whilst Mother sits in the car outside, lol.

Revising wouldn't cause anyone any problems would it?
 
hisnameiszzz said:
Let me know when you are next up North. I will take you on! * just kidding *

I've seen fisticuffs take place in my Masjid. Old men battering each other with walking sticks too.

People gossip about worldly matters in the actual Masjid.

Heck, people bring their kids to have a run round and treat it as a creche whilst Mother sits in the car outside, lol.

Revising wouldn't cause anyone any problems would it?
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Hahaha yea my kids come with me a lot. It seems like dhuhr is always the time my youngest wants to nap. Our sheik has already laid him out a nap pillow to sleep at the back of the masjid hall while we pray. It's funny cause I was always so worried about my sons being rambunctious or sleeping or what not. They are really young . But the Imam and sheik both love them and always tell me" they are little boys having fun! They are learning just by being here." Now my oldest son has started praying with us on his own and my youngest sits in the back , naps or plays. Soon he will join us when he is ready.
 
Scimitar said:
wait... who said you can't study math or science texts in a masjid? :D

Doesn't the Qur'an encourage the reader to contemplate matters such as creation?

Would the imams not be able to clarify the position of Islam in relation to the scientific enquiry of such ayaat?

Who says you can't study other things in a masjid if they are beneficial?

What nonsense is this?

The masjid is a house of worship, and contemplating the creation in light of the Creator, is hugely beneficial in sterngthening imaan.

Scimi
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Exactly, thats what i think. Also cool username
 
ruglifeTX said:
Hahaha yea my kids come with me a lot. It seems like dhuhr is always the time my youngest wants to nap. Our sheik has already laid him out a nap pillow to sleep at the back of the masjid hall while we pray. It's funny cause I was always so worried about my sons being rambunctious or sleeping or what not. They are really young . But the Imam and sheik both love them and always tell me" they are little boys having fun! They are learning just by being here." Now my oldest son has started praying with us on his own and my youngest sits in the back , naps or plays. Soon he will join us when he is ready.
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Aww! Thats actually adorable, mashallah, may Allah swt bless you and your family :))
 
Scimitar said:
Wresting in masjid? anyone?

I'm up for it

Scimi
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wrestling? I know wrestling is sunnah right,,, but in a masjid? lol
also obviously wrestling is allowed, but to what kind?
As in WWE entertainment kind wrestling? Or like Olympics wrestling?
There are some muslims wrestlers in wwe at the moment (Sami zayn and Mustafa Ali). Is it halal to work for a company like wwe?
Sorry for all the questions, its just i used to be a big wwe fan until like 2 months ago lol
 
Bro I read all the posts on the first page but not the second so idk if this was adviced but just read at the liabary area where there's copy's of sahih al bukhari and stuff because when you read bukhari that's not worship that's gaining Islamic knowledge and your study's will benifit the ummah and mankind so there's no problem reading over there
 

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