Is it permissible to convert an endowment designated for building a mosque into building a governmental health unit, given the presence of other mosques in the village and the lack of need to complete the first mosque? What is the ruling on the stones and foundations that were laid in it? Is it permissible for one of the endowers to revoke his endowment and reclaim the land, on the pretext that the endowment was for a mosque whose construction was not completed? Is there any blame on the one who collected donations from people for not completing the mosque after spending the collected money on the site?
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Whoever dedicates land for the construction of a mosque relinquishes ownership of it, and thus it is not permissible for him to dispose of it for his personal interests. However, if the place is no longer suitable for a mosque due to the sufficiency of other mosques, there is no objection for the trustee of the endowment to change it into a health unit if people are in dire need of it. What was spent on gathering stones and repairing the foundation can be utilized for the health unit, and the donors will be rewarded for their intentions.
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