Building a musjid on a land that was donated for a graveyard
Question
A piece of land was donated by a man for a qabrastan. 30 years after his death, a masjid was constructed within the space of the donated land by a division of a muhalla relating to the internal disagreement of some matters. Is it permissible to recite salaah in that masjid?
Answer
If the land was made waqf for a graveyard and it is still in use then the musjid cannot be constructed on it.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
- Answered by
- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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