What remained from the charity funds is to be spent on building another mosque
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Q: We inform Your Eminence that we carried out a project to build a mosque in our village, the village of ( al-Rumadah ), in the al-Bahah region, on land that was donated by
some of the citizens. After securing the site, we opened the door for donations for this project and opened an account at the al-Rajhi Investment Company branch in al-Bahah . A contract was also concluded with a contractor to execute this project, which consists of: a large mosque, a prayer hall for women, men's restrooms, women's restrooms, rooms for memorizing the Qur'an, housing for the teacher, a library, a storage room, and a room for washing the dead. This project took about three years, and with the help and success of Allah, the mosque project and its annexes and facilities were completed with full finishing, the contractor's accounts were settled, and all his dues were paid. The mosque and its annexes were also carpeted and equipped with all its needs and handed over to the Islamic Affairs, Endowments, and Guidance and Preaching Department in the al-Bahah region. It was named (al-Rawdah Mosque). Your Eminence, the Mufti: We have approximately eighty thousand riyals (80,000) available from the donations. We ask Your Eminence to kindly inform us whether this amount should be spent on the following matters or some of them: 1- Securing drinking water and water for ablution for the mosque. 2- Purchasing religious and cultural books for the mosque library. 3- Future maintenance of the mosque, including electricity, plumbing, painting, broadcasting, and others.
4- Securing a caretaker for the mosque and paying his salary from these funds. 5- Securing cleaning supplies, such as soap, laundry detergent, tile cleaners, and all cleaning necessities for the mosque. Or should the remaining funds be spent on building one of the other mosques? It is known that these mentioned amounts are part of the donations received for building this mosque and its annexes.
A: It is obligatory for you to spend the remaining amount from the expenses of the construction of the aforementioned mosque on building another mosque or contributing to its construction if the amount is insufficient; because these funds were designated for building the mosque, so they are to be spent on its like. May Allah guide you and accept from everyone.
some of the citizens. After securing the site, we opened the door for donations for this project and opened an account at the al-Rajhi Investment Company branch in al-Bahah . A contract was also concluded with a contractor to execute this project, which consists of: a large mosque, a prayer hall for women, men's restrooms, women's restrooms, rooms for memorizing the Qur'an, housing for the teacher, a library, a storage room, and a room for washing the dead. This project took about three years, and with the help and success of Allah, the mosque project and its annexes and facilities were completed with full finishing, the contractor's accounts were settled, and all his dues were paid. The mosque and its annexes were also carpeted and equipped with all its needs and handed over to the Islamic Affairs, Endowments, and Guidance and Preaching Department in the al-Bahah region. It was named (al-Rawdah Mosque). Your Eminence, the Mufti: We have approximately eighty thousand riyals (80,000) available from the donations. We ask Your Eminence to kindly inform us whether this amount should be spent on the following matters or some of them: 1- Securing drinking water and water for ablution for the mosque. 2- Purchasing religious and cultural books for the mosque library. 3- Future maintenance of the mosque, including electricity, plumbing, painting, broadcasting, and others.
4- Securing a caretaker for the mosque and paying his salary from these funds. 5- Securing cleaning supplies, such as soap, laundry detergent, tile cleaners, and all cleaning necessities for the mosque. Or should the remaining funds be spent on building one of the other mosques? It is known that these mentioned amounts are part of the donations received for building this mosque and its annexes.
A: It is obligatory for you to spend the remaining amount from the expenses of the construction of the aforementioned mosque on building another mosque or contributing to its construction if the amount is insufficient; because these funds were designated for building the mosque, so they are to be spent on its like. May Allah guide you and accept from everyone.
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