Endowment: Dispute Over Public vs. Private Endowment of a Donated Masjid Land

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Endowment: Dispute Over Public vs. Private Endowment of a Donated Masjid Land

English:

Question #2009:

A group of people built a masjid on a plot of land donated by Lands Organization. However, a dispute erupted among them as to the nature of the endowment, i.e., whether to make it public or private. What is the ruling in the matter?

Answer #2009:

The masjid is among public endowments. The beneficiaries are not confined to a particular group, or tribe. As for giving it a name, there is no objection to naming it after one person or a group of people. However, the people who took part in building the masjid should not contest that.

-Imam Khamenei, Practical Laws of Islam, Importance and Conditions of Endowments