In his letter, he mentions that his father built a mosque for him and his brothers. This mosque is old but small. Recently, the neighborhood around it has developed and the population has increased. The people of this neighborhood want to demolish the mosque and move its stones to build a wider mosque. Do they want to build a residence in the place of the old mosque that is intended for demolition?

The questioner : In his letter, he mentions that his father built a mosque for him and his brothers. This is an old mosque, but it is small. Recently, the neighborhood around it has developed and the population has increased. The people of this neighborhood want to demolish the mosque and move its stones to build a wider mosque. Is it permissible to build a residence in the place of the old mosque that is intended for demolition?

The Shaykh : If the public benefit is established in moving the mosque from its location to another place, and it is moved, then the ruling of the land, meaning the land of the previous mosque, ceases. This is because the name of the mosque has been removed from it. It is permissible to make it a house, to make it a place for agriculture, or to dispose of it in any complete manner, because the ruling of the mosque has moved away from it.

The questioner : Yes.

The Shaykh : Yes.

The questioner : This is a letter from a woman in distress from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Riyadh. She says in her letter: