Disposing of the furnishings of an old mosque after it has been replaced
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, a mosque had its carpet replaced with a new one. Is it permissible to distribute the old carpet among the poor, given that no other mosque was available to place that old carpet in?
Answer:
No. The property of the mosque is to be spent on another mosque. If it has a value, it is sold, and its value is spent on the benefit of the mosque. If it is not something that can be bought, he keeps it until it becomes clear that another mosque needs it. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, a mosque had its carpet replaced with a new one. Is it permissible to distribute the old carpet among the poor, given that no other mosque was available to place that old carpet in?
Answer:
No. The property of the mosque is to be spent on another mosque. If it has a value, it is sold, and its value is spent on the benefit of the mosque. If it is not something that can be bought, he keeps it until it becomes clear that another mosque needs it. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب كراهية النوم قبلها والسمر بعدها إلا في مصلحة — islamhouse.com (1:07:42)
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