What is the ruling on one who builds residences and lives above a mosque in order not to pay taxes?
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The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : As for this mosque, it was not built seeking the Face of Allah.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Yes, if that is the intention, then it was not built seeking the Face of Allah. However, if he built the mosque for Allah the Exalted and his intention is to build residences above it, there is no harm. But he must be careful not to harm the worshippers in this mosque with hammering and the like. As for if he did not build it with the intention of building above it, then it is not permissible to construct anything above it. Why? Because the air is attached to the ground. So if you own a piece of land, you own what is beneath it down to the seventh earth and what is above it up to the seventh heaven, or the lowest heaven?
The student: The lowest heaven.
The Shaykh : Yes, up to the lowest heaven. You own up to the lowest heaven. And on this basis, O Muhammad Mahjub, if an airplane passes over your courtyard, say, "Wait, this is my right, it is owned." Yes. 'Abd.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : As for this mosque, it was not built seeking the Face of Allah.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Yes, if that is the intention, then it was not built seeking the Face of Allah. However, if he built the mosque for Allah the Exalted and his intention is to build residences above it, there is no harm. But he must be careful not to harm the worshippers in this mosque with hammering and the like. As for if he did not build it with the intention of building above it, then it is not permissible to construct anything above it. Why? Because the air is attached to the ground. So if you own a piece of land, you own what is beneath it down to the seventh earth and what is above it up to the seventh heaven, or the lowest heaven?
The student: The lowest heaven.
The Shaykh : Yes, up to the lowest heaven. You own up to the lowest heaven. And on this basis, O Muhammad Mahjub, if an airplane passes over your courtyard, say, "Wait, this is my right, it is owned." Yes. 'Abd.