Endowing books and useful papers in the mosque
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Question:
The questioner says: Shaykh, some people have no need for certain books or useful papers, and they place them as an endowment in the mosque. What should I do with them, as I am the imam of the mosque?
Answer:
Yes, if a person has books he no longer needs, or if he wants the reward of endowing them, he should endow them and place them in one of the public libraries that people, readers, and researchers frequent, and not in the mosque. The mosque is only for placing Qur'ans. As for books, these are to be placed in public libraries that readers and researchers frequent. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
The questioner says: Shaykh, some people have no need for certain books or useful papers, and they place them as an endowment in the mosque. What should I do with them, as I am the imam of the mosque?
Answer:
Yes, if a person has books he no longer needs, or if he wants the reward of endowing them, he should endow them and place them in one of the public libraries that people, readers, and researchers frequent, and not in the mosque. The mosque is only for placing Qur'ans. As for books, these are to be placed in public libraries that readers and researchers frequent. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (095) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1436-06-26] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (36:14)
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