Masjid Omar ibn Al-Khattab — Attraction in Los Angeles

This administration that runs the masjid does not care about the Muslim community it serves. The administration charges $10 to park and then goes ahead and allows outsiders who don’t even go to the masjid to use the parking lot. Why do you even beg for donations from the congregation if you aren’t even going to serve them. Due to your practice of allowing outsiders to park, you prevented mosque goers on Friday from parking but allowed USC guests to park for graduation. It’s funny this is the same university the masjid was castigating for refusing a Muslim woman from speaking at commencement, yet they will facilitate their graduation ceremony without any shame while preventing mosque goers that already pay $10 from parking to attend prayers.

This masjid does not even hold any events for the community and from what I’ve heard is not even opened for all 5 daily prayers. The mosque even allows certain congregants (most likely wealthy ones) priority parking on Eid but will not care that its poorer members walk miles just to attend...

Very beautiful looking mosque near downtown. They open only in prayer times (+30min) before and after. The mosque is very clean and maintains hygiene The security is really good.

But management has some limitations as well: This is a very large property maaShaAllah, but maybe people don’t feel welcomed here due to some reasons: Security guards are not welcoming and sometimes rude. If you mistakenly take your backpack/shoes in wrong place they rudely respond and never smile. There are nice ways to conduct with people which islam teaches us. Parking fee is 10 dollars which is expensive for many. Although it goes to donation but you cannot fix or force for donation it’s a sadaqah, I saw many people arguing with the security guard there which is not nice.

This place belongs to almighty Allah and equal for all Muslim. May Allah guide us all to make this mosque a real mosque, inheritance of Islamic culture, mannerism and values, that’s why the critics for the sake...

I attended maghrib solat on weekday 30minutes early. Plenty of parkings spot on both sides of the masjid. The east side, i guess it's opened on friday, the one i went in on west side. Security brother welcomed us and showed us places for ablutions and restrooms [down in ground floor/basement] and shoeracks. It's quiet and serene inside the praying hall. Beautiful maroon carpet adorns the main hall with ladies section in the back separating by a 40' long row of white flowers. If you like quiet moment for zikir and tafakkur, i think this particular masjid is THE place. Take your conversations, new brothers meetings and greetings outside of the masjid... Sound is kept at its minimum even after solat. Dakwah can be done discreetly, reading of quran in a low tone... This is a place of collective individuals doing infradi a'maal. Many brothers from ETHIOPIAN origin hence some people address this masjid as Ethiopian Masjid. May Allah have mercy...