They lived in a small village, then each person moved to a distant place, so what do they do with the old mosque in that village?
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Question:
We were a group living in a small village, and when conditions improved, each person began building a house far from his old location. At that point, the village expanded, and each of us came to have a mosque of his own. The question now is about the old mosque: do we demolish it, or how do we deal with its land?
Answer:
As long as there are people praying in the old mosque, it remains. However, if it is abandoned and the people around it have succeeded, this is a matter to be referred to the Sharia court, taking the judge’s view into account. It is referred to the court after the benefits of this mosque are no longer in use. May Allah reward you with good.
We were a group living in a small village, and when conditions improved, each person began building a house far from his old location. At that point, the village expanded, and each of us came to have a mosque of his own. The question now is about the old mosque: do we demolish it, or how do we deal with its land?
Answer:
As long as there are people praying in the old mosque, it remains. However, if it is abandoned and the people around it have succeeded, this is a matter to be referred to the Sharia court, taking the judge’s view into account. It is referred to the court after the benefits of this mosque are no longer in use. May Allah reward you with good.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، كانوا يعيشون في قرية صغيرة ثم انتقل كل إنسان إلى مكان بعيد فماذا يفعلون بالمسجد القديم في تلك القرية — youtube.com
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