Prayer: Is It Permissible to Hold Prayers in Public Parks with Unclear Ownership?

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Prayer: Is It Permissible to Hold Prayers in Public Parks with Unclear Ownership?

English:

Question #378:

Some faithful youths have decided to hold prayers in parks on one or two days of the week for the sake of enjoining the good. Some respected and elderly people objected to it saying that the ownership of such places is not clear. What is the ruling with regard to performing prayer in such places?

Answer #378:

There is no problem in using present parks and the like for such activities as holding prayers, etc. The mere probability of usurpation is not to be taken into consideration.

-Imam Khamenei, Practical Laws of Islam, Importance and Conditions of Prayer