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Building a Musjid with excess Qurbaani funds

· 13 Jumada I 1434 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

A certain organization made public announcements and adverts that they will be using excess Qurbaani funds for the construction of a Masjid in a rural area. Is this permissible or is it based on urf i.e. if people don’t mind then it's fine otherwise it is impermissible?

Answer

If it is used for musjid construction with the permission of the donor then it is permissible.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

عن أنس بن مالك أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم قال : لا يحل مال أمرئ مسلم إلا بطيب نفسه (سنن دارقطني رقم 91)

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Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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