Prayers & Duties >> Waqf, Mosque, Madrasa
Question ID: 41538Country: India
Answer ID: 41538
Bismillah hir-Rahman nir-Rahim !
(Fatwa: 1568/L=578/TL=1433) If the mosque of Darul Uloom is not congested then local people may offer salah therein. In this case it shall not be unlawful for the local people to offer salah in it. لو بنى مسجداً لأهل محلة وقال: جعلت هذا المسجد لأهل المحلة خاصة كان لغير أهل تلك المحلة أن يصلى فيه (عالمگیریگ 2/457،458) However, this is correct and alright that a single penny of zakah cannot be used in the construction of the mosque.
Allah (Subhana Wa Ta'ala) knows Best
Darul Ifta,
Darul Uloom Deoband, India