Keeping a Ta‘ziya in the Mosque

Question

(1) What is the ruling on making or keeping a ta‘ziya (a replica tomb made in Muharram) in the mosque, making a clatter and noise at the time of the prayer and the congregation, and using the mosque’s electricity and the like? (2) What is the ruling on placing it on the raised platform of the mosque, and what is the ruling for those who beat the drum and the kettledrum, and for those who make a commotion near the mosque at the time of prayer, indeed at the time of the congregation?

Answer

(1) It is impermissible. (2) These people are sinful; repentance (tawba) is necessary for them.

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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