Taking books placed in the mosque without a statement of their endowment status
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Some people bring books and place them in the mosque, but they have not written on them that they are an endowment, nor have they written anything else on them. So, may I take from them what I need? I also do not know whether they were designated for the mosque or not.
Answer:
As long as you know him, ask him. But if you do not know him, or if you are unable to contact him, then they are an endowment for the mosque. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Some people bring books and place them in the mosque, but they have not written on them that they are an endowment, nor have they written anything else on them. So, may I take from them what I need? I also do not know whether they were designated for the mosque or not.
Answer:
As long as you know him, ask him. But if you do not know him, or if you are unable to contact him, then they are an endowment for the mosque. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، المقدمة، وأول كتاب الطهارة — islamhouse.com (1:17:26)
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