The Ruling on a Mosque Built on Private Land

Question:
Abu Abdullah from al-Kharj is with us on the line, please go ahead, Abu Abdullah. Peace be upon you and Allah's mercy. And upon you peace, raise your voice a little. If you please, I am asking the Shaykh. We moved to a new area where there were no houses. We built between the houses; I built a mosque on my land. I intended that after, for example, ten years, if the main mosque is built, we would pray in the main mosque. Now a mosque has been built, so what is the ruling on our mosque now on my land? What should be done with it?

Answer:
By Allah, this is a matter for the mosque affairs department. Since you built it and allowed people to pray in it, it has become a mosque, and it is not permissible for you to revert it to its previous state. However, consult the mosque affairs department; they will look into this issue, and if anything is unclear to them, they will ask the Department of Ifta. Yes.