Is it permissible to take books found in the mosque?
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The questioner : He says: I found printed books in the mosque, so is it permissible for me to take them?
The Shaykh : No, books placed in mosques must remain in the mosques, and it is not permissible to take them out of them.
The Shaykh : No, books placed in mosques must remain in the mosques, and it is not permissible to take them out of them.
Source
دروس وفتاوى المسجد الحرام لعام 1402هـ - 12 — binothaimeen.net (1:19:18)
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