Question
We wish to perform Eid Salaat this year in an Eidgah. There is a sportsfield available. Is it permissible to have the Eidgah on this field? There is also a vacant piece of land adjacent to the sportsfield. This vacant land is not used for sports.
Answer
It is not permissible to use a sportsfield for the purposes of an Eidgah. A variety of haraam activities is perpetrated on a sportsfield. Liquor, zina, music, intermingling of sexes, etc. are associated with sportsfields. It is a venue of Allah's Wrath and Curse. Such a ground does not have superiority over a Musjid for the purposes of the Eid Salaat. If the piece of ground adjacent to the sports field is not used for sports, and if this ground is not within the built-up area of the city, but is at the end of the built-up area, then it is permissible to use it for an Eidgah.
- Source
- themajlis.co.za
- Published in
- The Majlis Vol 19 No 06
- PDF page
- 4
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