What is the ruling on building mosques in order to sell them?
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Question:
The brother also asks in his second question: A person built a mosque not for endowment, or to endow it, but rather to offer it for sale after its completion.
Answer:
We seek refuge in Allah from this. This action is not permissible. Mosques belong to Allah; it is not permissible to sell them or trade in them.[At-Tawbah 9:18] This includes their physical and spiritual maintenance. Maintaining mosques is an act of drawing near to Allah the Exalted; worldly gain is not sought through it. Yes.
The brother also asks in his second question: A person built a mosque not for endowment, or to endow it, but rather to offer it for sale after its completion.
Answer:
We seek refuge in Allah from this. This action is not permissible. Mosques belong to Allah; it is not permissible to sell them or trade in them.
The mosques of Allah are only to be maintained by those who believe in Allah and the Last Day and establish prayer and give zakah and do not fear except Allah
إِنَّمَا يَعْمُرُ مَسَاجِدَ اللَّهِ مَنْ آمَنَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ وَأَقَامَ الصَّلَاةَ وَآتَى الزَّكَاةَ وَلَمْ يَخْشَ إِلَّا اللَّهَ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 7615- ما حكم بناء المساجد من أجل بيعها ؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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