A donor built a mosque, then the mosque needed an upper floor and another donor was found; is the first donor allowed to prevent him?
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: A mosque was built by one of the donors at his own expense. After two years, the mosque needed an upper floor to be built, and a new donor was found to do so. His question is: Is the first donor allowed to prevent the second donor from building the upper floor?
The Shaykh:
If he is the one who will build the second floor, he has priority. If he is not the one building the second floor, he does not prevent the benefactors from building it. Yes. The mosque is not his property; rather, it is an endowment for him, not his property. Yes.
The presenter:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
And if a disagreement arises, the authority responsible for mosques should be consulted. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: A mosque was built by one of the donors at his own expense. After two years, the mosque needed an upper floor to be built, and a new donor was found to do so. His question is: Is the first donor allowed to prevent the second donor from building the upper floor?
The Shaykh:
If he is the one who will build the second floor, he has priority. If he is not the one building the second floor, he does not prevent the benefactors from building it. Yes. The mosque is not his property; rather, it is an endowment for him, not his property. Yes.
The presenter:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
And if a disagreement arises, the authority responsible for mosques should be consulted. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [4440- 4717] قام متبرع ببناء مسجد ثم احتاج المسجد لدورعلوي ووجد متبرع آخر فهل للمتبرع الأول أن يمنعه — youtube.com
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