An old water cooler in the mosque that is no longer needed: Is it permissible for a person to use it?

The questioner : Peace be upon you.

The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and Allah's mercy.

The questioner : How are you, Shaykh?

The Shaykh : I am well, praise be to Allah.

The questioner : A question like this. I have a question, Shaykh. Go ahead. Ah, we have a mosque, ah, with a water cooler. And this water cooler is no longer needed. If someone else said, because the first one is broken. So, the caretaker of a school there repaired it. And… he asks if he has the right to use it?

The Shaykh : Okay, the potatoes in the mosque; I mean the potatoes that were placed in the mosque.

The questioner : The water cooler: the mosque was old, and the mosque has dispensed with it, replacing it with a new, large one. And this water cooler is broken, and the men, this caretaker, fixed it and used it at his school. Is it obligatory for him to return it or not?

The Shaykh : If the mosque has dispensed with it, then there is no harm.

The questioner : So there is no blame on you.

The Shaykh : But if it were placed in another mosque, that would be better.

The questioner : Yes.

The Shaykh : Because the Muslims benefit from it in summer and winter.

The questioner : It is already discarded, Shaykh.

The Shaykh : And the gold with it; he takes it and receives it.

The questioner : He uses it. Yes. Okay, thank you.

The Shaykh : May Allah reward you with good.