Selling the Old Carpets of the Mosque

The questioner:
Salih, may Allah preserve you, we are concluding with this question from the listener Muhammad Ba Ghuzal from Yemen. He says: We are listening to the fatwas via the Holy Qur'an Radio from Saudi Arabia, may Allah preserve you, Honorable Shaykh. My question is: Is it permissible to sell the old carpets of the mosque, given that there are people who want to buy them to use as carpets in their homes? Is it permissible to sell them, or are they a donation to the mosque? It is not permissible to sell them?

The Shaykh:
It is permissible to sell them if the mosque no longer needs them; in that case, it is permissible to sell them. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you, bless you, and make your knowledge beneficial to Islam and the Muslims. Our dear listeners, we have reached the end of this episode of the program Nur 'ala al-Darb (Light on the Path). This program is broadcast to you via the Holy Qur'an Radio from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Your questions were answered by His Eminence Shaykh Dr. Salih ibn Fawzan al-Fawzan, a member of the Council of Senior Scholars and a member of the Permanent Committee for Scholarly Research and Ifta in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. I entrust you to Allah, whose trusts are never lost, hoping to meet you, by the permission of Allah, in a future episode. May you be well, and peace be upon you, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.

The Shaykh:
Yes, quickly.