Does the restoration of mosques earn a person reward, like building a mosque?
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The questioner : A questioner says, O honorableThe Shaykh : Does the restoration of mosques earn a person reward, like building a mosque?
The Shaykh : The restoration of mosques falls into two types. The first type is cosmetic restoration that is not needed. I fear that the one who does this is closer to sin than to safety, because if there is no need for it, and it only beautifies the mosque, it becomes a waste of money without benefit. The money you spend on this restoration could be spent on other mosques that people would benefit from. The second type is restoration necessitated by need, not dire necessity, such as when the tiles have peeled off or the plaster has peeled off, but the mosque is still standing. In this case, a person earns reward for it, because it involves cleaning the mosque. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded that mosques be built in houses, and that they be cleaned and perfumed. The third type of restoration is that necessitated by dire necessity, such as the cracking of walls in mud-brick mosques, or the cracking of bridges in reinforced concrete mosques, and the like. This is given the ruling of building them, because their restoration is essential. So, restoration is: three categories.
Yes.
The Shaykh : The restoration of mosques falls into two types. The first type is cosmetic restoration that is not needed. I fear that the one who does this is closer to sin than to safety, because if there is no need for it, and it only beautifies the mosque, it becomes a waste of money without benefit. The money you spend on this restoration could be spent on other mosques that people would benefit from. The second type is restoration necessitated by need, not dire necessity, such as when the tiles have peeled off or the plaster has peeled off, but the mosque is still standing. In this case, a person earns reward for it, because it involves cleaning the mosque. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded that mosques be built in houses, and that they be cleaned and perfumed. The third type of restoration is that necessitated by dire necessity, such as the cracking of walls in mud-brick mosques, or the cracking of bridges in reinforced concrete mosques, and the like. This is given the ruling of building them, because their restoration is essential. So, restoration is: three categories.
Yes.