In our village, there is an old mosque, and some people destroyed it and sold some of its wood. I bought some of this wood and used it to build my house. Is there anything wrong with that?
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The questioner : The second question says: In our village, there is an old, abandoned mosque, and some people here worked to destroy it. They demolished part of it, then stopped, and they sold some of the wood that was demolished. Due to my need for that wood, I bought some of it and used it to build a house for myself. Is there anything wrong with that?
The Shaykh : You owe nothing in this matter, as long as the mosque was demolished to be rebuilt in a better and more beneficial way. In such a case, there is nothing wrong with selling it, and there is nothing wrong with a person buying from it what he wants. However, if its demolition was a criminal act...
The questioner : ...an act of destruction...
The Shaykh : ...for the sake of destruction only, then it is not permissible for you to buy anything from it, because this act is not authorized. Yes.
The Shaykh : You owe nothing in this matter, as long as the mosque was demolished to be rebuilt in a better and more beneficial way. In such a case, there is nothing wrong with selling it, and there is nothing wrong with a person buying from it what he wants. However, if its demolition was a criminal act...
The questioner : ...an act of destruction...
The Shaykh : ...for the sake of destruction only, then it is not permissible for you to buy anything from it, because this act is not authorized. Yes.