Source: Ahkam wa Masā’il – The Chapter of Mosques, Vol. 1, p. 107
What is the ruling regarding announcements in the mosque, such as those for public welfare or daily necessities?
Alhamdulillāh, waṣ-ṣalātu wa-s-salāmu ʿalā Rasūlillāh. Ammā baʿd!
In Sharīʿah, making announcements about lost items inside the mosque is prohibited. Explicit prohibitions are found regarding this in Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim and other Sunan collections.
Abū Hurayrah (RA) narrated that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
«مَنْ سَمِعَ رَجُلًا يَنْشُدُ ضَالَّةً فِي الْمَسْجِدِ فَلْيَقُلْ: لَا رَدَّهَا اللَّهُ عَلَيْكَ، فَإِنَّ الْمَسَاجِدَ لَمْ تُبْنَ لِهَذَا»
(Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim – Kitāb al-Masājid, Bāb al-Nahy ʿan Nashd al-Ḍāllah fī al-Masjid wa mā yaqūl man samiʿa al-nāshid)
Translation:
Abū Hurayrah (RA) reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
"If anyone hears a man making an announcement about a lost item in the mosque, he should say: ‘May Allah not return it to you,’ for the mosques were not built for this purpose.”
❀ It is not permissible to announce lost items in the mosque.
❀ To preserve the sanctity of the mosque, such worldly announcements have been forbidden.
❀ This principle also provides general guidance that mosques should be reserved for worship and religious matters only, not for worldly affairs.
ھذا ما عندي، والله أعلم بالصواب
❖ The Question
What is the ruling regarding announcements in the mosque, such as those for public welfare or daily necessities?
❖ The Answer
Alhamdulillāh, waṣ-ṣalātu wa-s-salāmu ʿalā Rasūlillāh. Ammā baʿd!
In Sharīʿah, making announcements about lost items inside the mosque is prohibited. Explicit prohibitions are found regarding this in Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim and other Sunan collections.
❖ The Hadith Evidence
Abū Hurayrah (RA) narrated that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
«مَنْ سَمِعَ رَجُلًا يَنْشُدُ ضَالَّةً فِي الْمَسْجِدِ فَلْيَقُلْ: لَا رَدَّهَا اللَّهُ عَلَيْكَ، فَإِنَّ الْمَسَاجِدَ لَمْ تُبْنَ لِهَذَا»
(Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim – Kitāb al-Masājid, Bāb al-Nahy ʿan Nashd al-Ḍāllah fī al-Masjid wa mā yaqūl man samiʿa al-nāshid)
Translation:
Abū Hurayrah (RA) reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
"If anyone hears a man making an announcement about a lost item in the mosque, he should say: ‘May Allah not return it to you,’ for the mosques were not built for this purpose.”
❖ Summary of the Ruling
❀ It is not permissible to announce lost items in the mosque.
❀ To preserve the sanctity of the mosque, such worldly announcements have been forbidden.
❀ This principle also provides general guidance that mosques should be reserved for worship and religious matters only, not for worldly affairs.
ھذا ما عندي، والله أعلم بالصواب
