Laws pertaining to the Musjid

Q: I have recently moved into an area that has a musallah, but not a masjid. The musallah is 1.1 km from my house and the nearest masjid is 3.8km.

1. Are the etiquettes and sunan of a masjid applicable to a musallah i.e. should one recite the duas for entering and leaving a masjid, make niyah for itikaaf, enter with the right foot etc.

2. Will one accrue the same reward for performing salaah in a musallah as one would in a masjid?

3. If not, is it advisable to perform salaah in the musallah or make the extra effort to attend the masjid?

Any other additional information regarding the differences between a masjid and musallah will be greatly appreciated insha-Allah.

Q: Is it permissible to have a musjid open day where non-Muslims are invited to the musjid with the intention of dawah and presenting Islam to them? In today’s times, we find that this practice is becoming common in various places. Is this practice in conformance with the sunnah?

Q: A woman cannot enter a masjid in the state of haiz. What is regarded as the masjid in Madinah and Al Aqsa? Is it only the building or till the gates of the masjid boundary?

Q: Those that advocate continuing closure of the Masajid, even for individual worship pose 3 questions:

1. Is it permissible to use the lighting in the Masjid for times other than when collective worship takes place?

2. Did Nabi Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam encourage individual at home or the Masjid?

3. Are Masjids built for collective or individual worship?

These 3 points or questions rather are being used to promote the continuing closure of the Masajid. Are these valid points? I suspect they are not, and have some proofs, but I can’t be certain if they are correct.

Q: My query is about a land of 22 marlas in the name of my brother which we want to sell and that piece of land has a 2 storey building on it. We were running a school there for almost 20 years. In the building we have a 1 marla mosque in the corner properly built with a mehrab and now due to some financial reasons we want to sell the building. But due to the mosque in the corner, nobody seems to buy that building as it requires an extra attention. In the name of what to do with that cause it covers 25% of front look.

First we thought that no azaan is given properly in the mosque and nobody comes to that mosque because it is closed after school hours so we should consider it a piece of land too and sell it. But when I asked my ancestor about it then she told me that this mosque is here from day one when my grandfather bought this land about 25-30 years ago (we changed its location from left to right corner and built a proper masjid) and this 1 marla of land is devoted for the mosque. So now we cant touch this land and are bound not to sell it but we also can not separate this piece of land from the whole property.

We are in desperate need of money so we have to sell it. If we would sell it and build a mosque of the same area in another spot after receiving the amount of that piece of land or give this money to any mosque or any well fare trust or something will it be ok?

Q: What is the definition of Masjid-e-kabeer?

Q: Does the same rules that apply to a Musjid, apply to a jamaat khana? e.g. sleeping, talking, eating, etc.

Q: Is it permisible to recite iqamah in a second jamaat performed in a masjid, the type of masjid is at a tourist place and has no particular Imam. (Note the earlier jamaat was completed and we reached late and performed the second jamaat in the particular masjid).

Q: It is said that a small mosque is less than 40 dhira. What would this measure in square meters?