Date : 17-02-2026

Question :

What is the ruling on a person who insists on praying in a specific spot and becomes angry if someone else prays there?



ruling on a person who persists in praying in a specific spot and becomes angry if someone else occupies it


The Answer :

Praise be to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon our Master, the Messenger of Allah.


 


Our Master the Prophet ﷺ forbade a man from habitually claiming a specific spot in the mosque as a camel claims its place (to sit); scholars consider this to be among the disliked matters (Makruhat). It is therefore obligatory to advise this individual that whoever arrives at a spot first has the most right to it. And Allah the Exalted knows best.