A Second Congregation in a New Mosque Adjoining the Old One

Question

Because of cramped conditions in the old mosque — for a valid reason — a new mosque has been built beside it and named “the second mosque”; this building belongs to the old mosque itself. Since some people miss the congregation, they hold a second congregation in this new mosque. Is this permissible?

Answer

If in both mosques, the new and the old, the adhan, the prayer and the congregation are arranged independently and this is done regularly, then a second congregation should not be held in either of them. If both have one and the same imam and mu’adhdhin and there is only one congregation, then merely because it was added later, the second mosque is not an independent mosque;…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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