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Whether The ʿĪd Prayer Must Be Prayed In An Open Area (Muṣallá) | Shaykh Muḥammad Ibn Ṣāliḥ Al-ʿUthaymīn The Questioner: A man in the Mosque said to me, as it relates to the ʿĪd prayer, that it should not be performed anywhere except an open area (Muṣallá) and that it was unlawful to perform it in Mosques. And he said that this [opinion] was taken from the pure prophetic Sunnah so is there any basis for this in Islāmic legislation? Shaykh Muḥammad ibn Ṣāliḥ al-ʿUthaymīn: “It is best for it to be performed in an open area, in a Muṣallá then there can be no doubt regarding this since this was the guidance of the Prophet (); that he used to pray it outside of the city in an open area (Muṣallá). However, if there is a need in order to pray it in the Mosque within the city, due to either severe cold or rain or due to safety or other than this from the reasons sanctioned in Islāmic law that you might imagine, then for this then there is no harm. In light of this, what is best is that it is offered in an open area (Muṣallá) outside of the city. Yes. However, if there is a pressing need to pray it within the city, then there is no harm in this.”
