Climbing onto the roof of the masjid
Question
Is it permissible to climb onto the roof of the masjid?
Answer
Without a valid need, it is makrooh to climb onto the roof of the masjid.
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
الصعود على سطح المسجد مكروه ولهذا إذا اشتدّ الحر يكره أن يصلوا بالجماعة فوقه إلّا إذا ضاق المسجد فحينئذ لا يكره الصعود على سطح المسجد (الفتاوى الهندية 5/322, الشامية 1/656)
- Answered by
- Mufti Zakaria Makada
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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