Donating to Complete Mosque Facilities versus Building a New Mosque
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, a wealthy man has money he wants to donate. There is a mosque whose facilities, namely the houses for the imam and the mu'adhdhin, still need to be built. There is also another place that needs a mosque. Is it better for him to complete the construction of these facilities, or to build a new mosque without facilities?
Answer:
There is no doubt that the mosque takes precedence over houses. If there is a need to build a mosque, then the mosque is built. If there is no need to build a mosque, but there is a need to build houses, then the houses are built. So he has a choice in this matter. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, a wealthy man has money he wants to donate. There is a mosque whose facilities, namely the houses for the imam and the mu'adhdhin, still need to be built. There is also another place that needs a mosque. Is it better for him to complete the construction of these facilities, or to build a new mosque without facilities?
Answer:
There is no doubt that the mosque takes precedence over houses. If there is a need to build a mosque, then the mosque is built. If there is no need to build a mosque, but there is a need to build houses, then the houses are built. So he has a choice in this matter. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 118 من 175 /شرح بلوغ المرام/النكاح/أحاديث في النكاح/صالح الفوزان/الحديث/كبار العلماء — youtube.com (36:06)
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