Endowment: Temporary Endowment of Land for a Masjid

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Endowment: Temporary Endowment of Land for a Masjid

English:

Question #2018:

Is it permissible to endow a piece of land to be used as a masjid temporarily e.g. for ten years so that it would become the property of the owner after that?

Answer #2018:

If they rent a land for a long time, say, fifty years or more and build a masjid on it, it is ruled as a masjid during this time.

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