The ruling on the disposition of the surplus of a mosque donation
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Question:
Peace be upon you, Shaykh. May Allah reward you. I have two questions, if you please. Go ahead. The first question: The heirs gave me a sum of fifteen thousand riyals to carpet the mosque. I spent approximately ten thousand riyals on the mosque, and five thousand remained. I asked the eldest heir for permission to spend the remainder on the poor and the needy, and he agreed. So I do not know if I owe anything or not? All right, the Shaykh will answer.
Answer:
Yes, the donors must carry out what they were instructed to do. If something remains, you should consult them on how to dispose of it, either for another mosque or for a need of the mosque other than the carpeting. You must seek their permission for this. Yes.
Peace be upon you, Shaykh. May Allah reward you. I have two questions, if you please. Go ahead. The first question: The heirs gave me a sum of fifteen thousand riyals to carpet the mosque. I spent approximately ten thousand riyals on the mosque, and five thousand remained. I asked the eldest heir for permission to spend the remainder on the poor and the needy, and he agreed. So I do not know if I owe anything or not? All right, the Shaykh will answer.
Answer:
Yes, the donors must carry out what they were instructed to do. If something remains, you should consult them on how to dispose of it, either for another mosque or for a need of the mosque other than the carpeting. You must seek their permission for this. Yes.
Source
قناة «مكة و المدينة»، 12 فتاوى على الهواء - 06 / 09 / 1433هـ _ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (19:53)
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