Planting a tree in the mosque courtyard and benefiting from it
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Question:
This is another questioner; we are concluding his questions and concluding this episode with this question. He says: A person planted an acacia tree in the courtyard of the mosque so that he could take from it and give to others who needed it. Is that permissible for him? And does what he takes from it count as revenue for the mosque, or
Answer:
The default is that no trees are planted in the mosque because it is for the worshippers, and they benefit from its courtyards and what surrounds it. The default is that no trees are planted in the mosque unless there is no harm to the mosque or to the worshippers. In that case, it is permissible to plant good trees, such as the date palm, and things that do not harm people. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you and may He bless you and your knowledge
This is another questioner; we are concluding his questions and concluding this episode with this question. He says: A person planted an acacia tree in the courtyard of the mosque so that he could take from it and give to others who needed it. Is that permissible for him? And does what he takes from it count as revenue for the mosque, or
Answer:
The default is that no trees are planted in the mosque because it is for the worshippers, and they benefit from its courtyards and what surrounds it. The default is that no trees are planted in the mosque unless there is no harm to the mosque or to the worshippers. In that case, it is permissible to plant good trees, such as the date palm, and things that do not harm people. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you and may He bless you and your knowledge
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/199 — archive.org (18:03)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.