Question
There are some shops which are Waqf for the maintenance of the Musjid. The trustees are using the rent of these shops to pay for the electricity and water of the secular school in the nearby suburb. Is this permissible?
Answer
It is not permissible to use funds belonging to the Musjid for any other expenditure whatsoever. The rents of the Musjid's Waqf property may not be used to pay for the electricity of the secular school or for even the electricity of a Madrasah. The trustees are guilty of khiyaanat (abuse of amaanat – trust). They have to repay the Musjid from their pockets.
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- themajlis.co.za
- Published in
- The Majlis Vol 22 No 11
- PDF page
- 12
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