The ruling on disposing of land endowed for the construction of a mosque
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Question:
May Allah reward you. The questioner did not mention his name in his message. He says: I previously donated a piece of land to build a mosque on it, and now a mosque has been built very close to the land I designated for construction. Please advise me on what I should do with this land, and what about my intention? The land I designated for the mosque has become, at this time…
Answer:
It is not permissible for you to dispose of it by selling it or claiming ownership of it, because it has exited your ownership and become an endowment (waqf) for the mosque. So you must consult the department of mosques, the authority responsible for mosques, which is the Department of Endowments and Mosques in your area. They will look into this matter. Yes.
May Allah reward you. The questioner did not mention his name in his message. He says: I previously donated a piece of land to build a mosque on it, and now a mosque has been built very close to the land I designated for construction. Please advise me on what I should do with this land, and what about my intention? The land I designated for the mosque has become, at this time…
Answer:
It is not permissible for you to dispose of it by selling it or claiming ownership of it, because it has exited your ownership and become an endowment (waqf) for the mosque. So you must consult the department of mosques, the authority responsible for mosques, which is the Department of Endowments and Mosques in your area. They will look into this matter. Yes.
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