What is the ruling on bathing for cooling purposes with water dedicated to mosques, or taking from it outside the mosque?
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The basic principle is that water from the mosque should be used for the purpose designated by the endower (waqif). However, if there is an indication or a custom that suggests the endower permitted its removal from the mosque for a need, or for bathing to cool down, then there is no objection. Some scholars have explicitly stated that customary permission takes the place of verbal permission.
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