Is the reward for the owner of the land or for the one who built the mosque?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. This questioner says: A man bought a piece of land and designated it for a mosque, and another man came and developed the land by building a mosque on it. So which of the two is the one who built the mosque and is entitled to the reward, given that the one who built the mosque spent more than the one who bought this land?
Answer:
They share in the reward. They share in it; this one has the reward for the land, and this one has the reward for the construction. They share in this. Yes.
May Allah reward you. This questioner says: A man bought a piece of land and designated it for a mosque, and another man came and developed the land by building a mosque on it. So which of the two is the one who built the mosque and is entitled to the reward, given that the one who built the mosque spent more than the one who bought this land?
Answer:
They share in the reward. They share in it; this one has the reward for the land, and this one has the reward for the construction. They share in this. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/3096] هل الأجر لصاحب الأرض أم لباني المسجد؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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