What is the ruling on building mosques in order to sell them to people of good?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, we are continuing with some questions sent by one of the brothers. He says: Shaykh, a person built a mosque not to endow it, but to offer it for sale after its completion. Is that like buying land designated for a mosque to sell it for a profit?
Answer:
Mosques are not to be sold. Mosques are an endowment (waqf) for Allah (Mighty and Majestic), and it is not permissible to sell them. It is not permissible to make this a trade, building mosques and selling them to others who seek reward in buying them. This is not permissible. Mosques are not to be used for buying, selling, and trading, and the deeds of the Hereafter are not to be traded. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, we are continuing with some questions sent by one of the brothers. He says: Shaykh, a person built a mosque not to endow it, but to offer it for sale after its completion. Is that like buying land designated for a mosque to sell it for a profit?
Answer:
Mosques are not to be sold. Mosques are an endowment (waqf) for Allah (Mighty and Majestic), and it is not permissible to sell them. It is not permissible to make this a trade, building mosques and selling them to others who seek reward in buying them. This is not permissible. Mosques are not to be used for buying, selling, and trading, and the deeds of the Hereafter are not to be traded. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم بناء المساجد لأجل بيعها على أهل الخير؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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