A person gifted me books on which it is written (an endowment for the mosque). What is the ruling?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: A person from a distant city gifted me some books. When I opened these books, I found written on them: an endowment for the mosque. He asks: What should I do with them now?
Answer:
If it is possible to return them to the mosque for which they are endowed, you must do so. If you are unable to do so, place them in any of the mosques. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: A person from a distant city gifted me some books. When I opened these books, I found written on them: an endowment for the mosque. He asks: What should I do with them now?
Answer:
If it is possible to return them to the mosque for which they are endowed, you must do so. If you are unable to do so, place them in any of the mosques. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2362 -3022] أهدى إلي شخص كتباً مكتوبٌ عليها (وقفٌ على المسجد) فما الحكم؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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