What is the ruling on taking rent for houses designated for imams and muezzins working in the Ministry of Awqaf, knowing that these are houses owned by the Ministry and are inhabited by imams of Awqaf, and a monthly rent is collected from them in exchange for this housing?
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If the houses are owned by the Ministry of Awqaf, and the contract does not stipulate that imams and muezzins may reside in them without rent, or if they are endowed for charitable purposes, then it is permissible to rent them to them or to others. However, if they are endowed specifically for them, then the Ministry of Awqaf is not permitted to rent them out to them, as this would violate the endower's condition and deprive those for whom the endowment was made.
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