Mosque and Community Affairs
180 questions
Is it permissible to use shoes donated to mosques for personal use, knowing that they would be damaged if used in places not designated for them, such as bathrooms, for example?
Would my generalization that 60% of women in society commit forbidden acts be considered slandering chaste, unsuspecting women, and do I have a way to repent if that is the case?
What is the ruling on disposing of the surplus revenue from an endowment that exceeds the mosque's needs by giving a portion of it to the imam of another mosque who has no income? And does the supervisor have the right to object to this action?
What is the ruling on a father preventing his children from going to the mosque as a form of discipline?
How do I deal with a neighbor who harms my mother by vandalizing household utilities and verbally abuses my sister?
How do we respond to those who forbid enjoining good and forbid anger and zeal when the sanctities of Allah are violated, using phrases such as "It's none of your business; our Lord is the One who will judge them" and "You are free as long as you don't harm others" to justify their actions?
Is it permissible to designate a portion of the solar energy donated to the mosque for one of its neighbors?
Is it permissible to divert a sum of money designated for building a mosque, which is insufficient for that purpose, to other projects, or to contribute it to the construction or renovation of an existing mosque?
Is it permissible to delay an heir from receiving his share of the inheritance for fear that he might squander his money, and what is the ruling on the money this heir took from his father during his lifetime, without his siblings, to settle his financial crises?
Is it permissible for mosque employees to use its internet for their personal affairs outside official class hours, and is it permissible for them to pay a fee in exchange for this use?
Is it permissible to commit an innovation (bid‘ah)—such as reciting the Qur’an at banquets or making congregational supplications after prayer—in order to avoid people's discord and the fragmentation of the mosque community?
Should the negligent Imam continue leading the mosque out of fear of falling into hypocrisy and ostentation, or should he relinquish the imamate?
Is it permissible to pray in a mosque above which a family residence has been built, and is it permissible to live above a mosque?
What is the ruling on the grant received by a student after completing his master's degree, and is he obliged to return it to the state or donate it as charity?
Is it permissible to build above and below the mosque, in a waqf (endowment) that includes a prayer hall, a medical center, a Qur'an memorization center, a library, and a garage, or is it better to separate the mosque from the other activities?
What is the ruling on hanging plaques and banners that contain post-prayer adhkar (remembrances) in mosques, whether in front of the worshippers or on the sides of the mosque?
Is it more appropriate for the mosque to have a different imam every Friday, or should it employ a permanent imam, especially if the mosque is capable of doing so?
What is the ruling on spending surplus donations for building the village mosque on fencing the Eid prayer area and the cemetery, purchasing air conditioners and carpets for other mosques, and assisting newlyweds, the poor, and the needy in the village, with the intention that the reward goes to the donors?
Is it permissible to take the remaining money from building a mosque in America and spend it on building a library, a school, and annexes for another mosque in a different area that has a large Muslim community?
Is it permissible for the first Imam to expel the second Imam from the house designated for him within the mosque garden? Is the designation by the local community of who the second Imam should be considered a condition set by the endower (waqif)? Is one who expels him sinful? And should whoever resides there afterwards be informed of the endower's condition, and are they sinful if they do not adhere to it?
Are there conditions and controls for selecting the muezzin, or is the bad, annoying voice of the muezzin acceptable to the people of the area under the pretext of serving the mosque and his proficiency?
Is it permissible for a worshiper to sit inside the mosque while the television is on?
Is it permissible for a committee overseeing a mosque to dispose of funds allocated for a specific purpose (such as restrooms) and spend them on another purpose, when the majority holds this view?
What is the ruling on closing the mosque an hour or two after 'Isha prayer until Fajr, and leaving the keys with some of the worshippers and students; due to the presence of homeless people and intoxicated individuals in the mosque, and their excessive use of electricity, while some object, arguing that the mosque is the house of Allah and should remain open 24 hours?