The Imam Lying Down in the Mosque on a Rope Bed

Question

In a mosque where there is no room for the imam to live, may the imam there, in winter, summer and the rainy season, set up a rope bed and lie down in the mosque, or not?

Answer

This is contrary to the reverence due to the mosque and a cause of aversion for others. Nowadays setting up a bed in the mosque is regarded as disrespect to the mosque, and in such matters custom (ʿurf) must be taken into account.

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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