The ruling on buying or building a mosque with riba (usury or interest) money in Western countries?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, there is a group in Europe who wants to buy a mosque with a riba loan, so what do you advise them?
Answer:
It is not permissible to rent a mosque with haram (forbidden) money. No haram money is to be placed in a mosque; only good money is to be placed in it. We advise them to have a prayer hall, to have a prayer hall, and to pray in it until Allah makes their affairs easy and they build a mosque or buy a mosque. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, there is a group in Europe who wants to buy a mosque with a riba loan, so what do you advise them?
Answer:
It is not permissible to rent a mosque with haram (forbidden) money. No haram money is to be placed in a mosque; only good money is to be placed in it. We advise them to have a prayer hall, to have a prayer hall, and to pray in it until Allah makes their affairs easy and they build a mosque or buy a mosque. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1893 -2802] حكم شراء أو بناء مسجد بمال ربوي في بلاد الغرب؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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