Some mosques are built on usurped land, and the builder is the endowments (waqf); do some people feel hesitant about praying in them?
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The questioner : That some of the mosques are built on usurped land, and the builder is the endowments (waqf), and some people feel hesitant about praying in them.
The Shaykh : Yes, how did the endowments (waqf) build it while they are slaves?
The questioner : Perhaps its owner does not have a valid legal title, so he owns it from the old days.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And there is no doubt.
The Shaykh : In any case, the correct view is that the prayer is valid. The sin is on the one who usurped the land.
The Shaykh : Yes, how did the endowments (waqf) build it while they are slaves?
The questioner : Perhaps its owner does not have a valid legal title, so he owns it from the old days.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And there is no doubt.
The Shaykh : In any case, the correct view is that the prayer is valid. The sin is on the one who usurped the land.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 1565 - بعض المساجد مبنية على أرض مغصوبة والباني له الأوقاف فبعض الناس يتحرج من الصلاة فيه؟ — youtube.com
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