Selling Surplus Items in the Mosque
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Question:
The questioner says: There are surplus items in the mosque that are not being used. Is it permissible to sell them and use their value to acquire other items for the mosque, given that the endowments are not the ones who placed them there?
Answer:
Mosques are overseen by the mosque affairs department. Every country has a mosque administration that reviews these matters. You do not dispose of anything except with permission from the mosque affairs department in the country.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The questioner says: There are surplus items in the mosque that are not being used. Is it permissible to sell them and use their value to acquire other items for the mosque, given that the endowments are not the ones who placed them there?
Answer:
Mosques are overseen by the mosque affairs department. Every country has a mosque administration that reviews these matters. You do not dispose of anything except with permission from the mosque affairs department in the country.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
شرح كتاب التوحيد [ صالح الفوزان ]، تابع باب ما جاء في التنجيم - 1 — islamhouse.com (42:54)
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