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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Bequest of money for the construction of a mosque and its establishment as an endowment

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Question:
A man bequeathed a third of his wealth for the construction of a mosque. Is it permissible to establish an endowment (waqf) for this money and spend its annual income each year on building the mosque?

Answer:
If he bequeathed it for the construction of a mosque, then a mosque is to be built with it.
Source شرح زاد المستقنع [63] — alfawzan.live (1:03:19)

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