The ruling on praying in a mosque whose land was taken by force
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, a questioner says: A person seized a piece of land and swore it was his, then built a mosque on it. He asks: Is it permissible for the neighbors of this mosque to pray in it?
Answer:
If they know that it is seized land, they should not pray in this mosque. Yes, and he must repent to Allah and return the land to its owners. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, a questioner says: A person seized a piece of land and swore it was his, then built a mosque on it. He asks: Is it permissible for the neighbors of this mosque to pray in it?
Answer:
If they know that it is seized land, they should not pray in this mosque. Yes, and he must repent to Allah and return the land to its owners. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2854] حكم الصلاة في مسجد أُخذت أرضه غصبًا - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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