QnA: The Fiqh of the Masjid (9/10)
Question
How important is it to apply Lobaan in the Masjid?
Answer
In Sunnah Ibn Majah there is a chapter on Masaajid, it is mentioned, take your tajmeer, lobaan, incense and apply it in the Masjid. On Thursday nights after Maghrib or Friday mornings one can apply lobaan. At home one can apply it, it will be practicing the Sunnah.
Ibn Qayyim al Jawziyyah, the celebrated student of Sheikh ul Islam Ibn Taymiyyah RA wrote that in the time of Amirul Mu’mineen Sayyidina Umar ibn Khattab RA, there was a person Nu’aim al Mujmir whose name was known as lobaan Walla Mujmir. Hazrat Mufti Shafi Saheb RA – one of the greatest jurists – from the Indo Pak subcontinent wrote in Aadabul Masaajid, we have neglected the Sunnah in this day and age. All trustees and Imaam should revive the Sunnah of Rasulullah SAW.
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