disturb one another, nor raise your voices when reciting Qur’?n’ (in another narration) ‘when doing Sal?t’. (1)
Ibn Mas’?d also narrated that the prophet ( - صلى الله عليه وسلم -) said: ‘At the end of Time, there would be people who would sit in the mosques in groups talking about mundane things only; do not join them for All?h ( - عز وجل -) is in no need in them [i.e. they will never be rewarded for attending the mosque]’. (2)
The aforementioned had?th states:
[2/ 26] the prohibition of sitting in the mosques in groups in order to discuss mundane things and the affairs of other people only. (3)
The mosque should be pure from all things done in places such as cafés such as smoking (4) which pollute the atmosphere of the mosque with bad smells. It should not also be turned into a museum or a gallery to be attended by those who enter it just for fun accompanied with women wearing ill favoured dresses. It should also be pure from those Sufists (5) who sing poems using their tambourines, (6) dancing and causing inconvenience for those who
(1) Narrated by Ab? D?w?d in his “Sunnan” (vol. 2 / p. 32) (no. 1332) and Ahmad in “Al-Musnad” (vol. 3 / p. 94); its chain of narrators is authentic. See also: “Silsilat Al-’ah?d?th As-Sah?hah” (no. 1597, 1603).
(2) Narrated by Ibn Hibb?n in his “Sah?h” (no. 311), Ab? Ish?q Al-Muzakk? in “Al-Faw?’id Al-Muntakhabah” (vol. 1 / p. 149/ 2) and At-Tabar?n?” (vol. 3 / p. 78/ 2) as mentioned in “As-Silsilah As-Sah?hah” (no. 1163). The had?th is good.
(3) See: “Isl?hul Mas?jid” (pp. 115 - 6).
(4) Smoking is Har?m in Isl?m. Scholars differed in their opinions concerning the existance of any harmful effects for smoking and hence delivering different opinions regarding its legality in Isl?m. It is affirmed, however, that smoking causes fatal diseases to one’s body so its prohibition is affirmed. See: The treatese by Mar‘il Karm? titled with: “Tahqiq Al-Burh?n F? Sha’n Ad-Dukhkh?n”. May All?h ( - عز وجل -) guides us to the right path and good deeds.
(5) Im?m Al-Qurtub? discussed this in a magnificent way in his “Al-J?mi‘ Li’ahk?mil Qur’?n”. This discussion was compiled in a treatise by me titled with “Al-Qurtub? Wat Tasawwuf”.
(6) The reverend ‘Ulamah consider using tambourines by men as something prohibited. Im?m Ab? ‘Ubaid even identifies the word tamborine in his “Gar?bul Had?th” (vol. 3 / p. 64) as : ‘The instrument which women use when singing’.