Ruling on taking money from a benefactor after the construction of a mosque
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The questioner:
A man works with one of the benefactors, so he and the people of his town asked the benefactor to build them a mosque. The benefactor built it for them, and after seeing the mosque, he gave him fifty thousand riyals and said, “This is for you.” Is it permissible for him to take it?
The Shaykh:
No.
The questioner:
A man works with one of the benefactors, so he asked.
The Shaykh:
No one is holding me back.
The questioner:
He and the people of his town asked the benefactor to build them a mosque, and he built it for them. After this benefactor saw the mosque, he gave him fifty thousand riyals and said, “This is for you.” Is it permissible for him to take it?
The Shaykh:
Yes, if Allah wills, he may take it or leave it, seeking reward from Allah the Exalted. If he leaves it seeking reward, that is better. And if he takes it, there is no harm, except
The questioner:
the virtue is greater.
The Shaykh:
Meaning, in exchange for work. Yes.
A man works with one of the benefactors, so he and the people of his town asked the benefactor to build them a mosque. The benefactor built it for them, and after seeing the mosque, he gave him fifty thousand riyals and said, “This is for you.” Is it permissible for him to take it?
The Shaykh:
No.
The questioner:
A man works with one of the benefactors, so he asked.
The Shaykh:
No one is holding me back.
The questioner:
He and the people of his town asked the benefactor to build them a mosque, and he built it for them. After this benefactor saw the mosque, he gave him fifty thousand riyals and said, “This is for you.” Is it permissible for him to take it?
The Shaykh:
Yes, if Allah wills, he may take it or leave it, seeking reward from Allah the Exalted. If he leaves it seeking reward, that is better. And if he takes it, there is no harm, except
The questioner:
the virtue is greater.
The Shaykh:
Meaning, in exchange for work. Yes.
Source
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