Substituting a land given as waqf for a musjid with another land

· 13 Rabiʻ II 1439 AH1 min readEnglish
MusjidMoving the Musjid or the belongings of the Musjidmusjidmusjid propertywaqf

Question

Can one piece of land which has initially been given waqf (for use of masjid) can another land of the same size, by the same owner, be substituted instead?

Answer

No.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by
Mufti Zakaria Makada
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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