Using mosque coolers to distribute dates
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, is it permissible to use the coolers in mosques, for example in al-Haram? Is it permissible to use the coolers in the mosques, such as those in al-Haram, to distribute dates?
The Shaykh:
Distributing dates to those in the mosque? No, they are to be used for what they were designated for, which is water, and drinking water, because they are endowments (waqf). They are to be used for what they were designated for, and not for distributing dates, or collecting dates, as some people do.
Honorable Shaykh, is it permissible to use the coolers in mosques, for example in al-Haram? Is it permissible to use the coolers in the mosques, such as those in al-Haram, to distribute dates?
The Shaykh:
Distributing dates to those in the mosque? No, they are to be used for what they were designated for, which is water, and drinking water, because they are endowments (waqf). They are to be used for what they were designated for, and not for distributing dates, or collecting dates, as some people do.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، تتمة باب العدة والإحداد — islamhouse.com (59:17)
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