Begging inside of the masjid

الاستفتاء

What is the ruling on begging within the boundaries of the masjid? Is it true that both the one who begs inside of the masjid and the one who gives him money will be sinful, and that the sin for giving the one who begs in the masjid is 70 times more?

الجواب حامدا و مصلیا

It is Haram to beg inside of the masjid, and Makrooh Tahreemi to give to one doing such. However, some scholars have written that if the one begging is truly in need and is not a nuisance to the people in the masjid, then it would be permissible to give him.
And Allah knows best.