The ruling on spending the charity of the poor on the expansion of the mosque
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The questioner:
A questioner says: What is the ruling on one who is given charity to distribute to the poor and needy, and a sum of thirty thousand riyals remained, which he put toward the expansion of a mosque near us,
The Shaykh:
What am I saying?
The questioner:
toward the expansion of the Grand Mosque.
The Shaykh:
No, that is not permissible. He must distribute it to the poor and the needy, and it is not permissible to use it for the needs of the mosque. If he used it for the needs of the mosque, he must compensate for it. He must compensate for it and distribute it to the poor, as he was ordered to distribute it to the poor. He must compensate for it if he spent it in the mosque for the needs of the mosque.
The presenter:
Yes.
A questioner says: What is the ruling on one who is given charity to distribute to the poor and needy, and a sum of thirty thousand riyals remained, which he put toward the expansion of a mosque near us,
The Shaykh:
What am I saying?
The questioner:
toward the expansion of the Grand Mosque.
The Shaykh:
No, that is not permissible. He must distribute it to the poor and the needy, and it is not permissible to use it for the needs of the mosque. If he used it for the needs of the mosque, he must compensate for it. He must compensate for it and distribute it to the poor, as he was ordered to distribute it to the poor. He must compensate for it if he spent it in the mosque for the needs of the mosque.
The presenter:
Yes.
Source
محاضرات عبر الهاتف [ 04 ] الاستقامة على دين الله — islamhouse.com (21:10)
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