Prayer: Can Masjid Water Reserved for Wudūʾ Be Used for Personal Needs?

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Prayer: Can Masjid Water Reserved for Wudūʾ Be Used for Personal Needs?

English:

Question #402:

Is it permissible for people to make personal use of a small quantity of a masjid’s water, which is specifically there for performing wuḍū’. For example, could shopkeepers use it for drinking cold water, making tea, or for their cars, given that the masjid has no single endowed who can prevent people from doing so?

Answer #402:

If it is not known that the masjid’s water is endowed to be used for wuḍū’ only by those who want to perform prayer, and in the masjid’s area the neighbours and passers-by usually use such water, there will be no problem with it, although observing caution in this regard is preferred.

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